Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UY
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
We are recruiting a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to our Team. The post holder will provide a high-quality, evidence-based dietetic service to infan...
When you first arrive with us you will have an induction period where you will be gradually introduced to the clinical caseload. You will then be supported to take on your own patients.
On an ongoing basis your responsibilities will include:
- Day to day patient care
- Prioritisation and organisation of caseloads
- Research and audit
- CPD activities - and we'll want you to share your knowledge with the wider department, helping to inform and develop policies where required
- Mentoring & supervising Dietitians, Dietetic Assistants and Practitioners, Apprentices and students
- Involvement or leading projects to support departmental improvement
- Active involvement in team meetings and discussions
We are dedicated to supporting you to progress in your career
We will help you develop clinical leadership
You will be supported to work with multiple MDTs
The following skills and experience will be required and are essential for the successful candidates:
- To act as an independent advanced practitioner and be professionally and legally accountable and take responsibility for all aspects of own specialist clinical caseload.
- To work independently to undertake nutritional assessments and calculate nutritional requirements of patients with complex conditions using anthropometry.
- To communicate evidence based nutritional and dietary advice in an understandable form.
- To use highly developed communication and informal counselling skills such as reflective listening, open questioning, empathy, explanation and reassurance to communicate dietary intervention to patients and carers.
- To gain valid consent to treatment and negotiate change with patients by breaking down barriers, using motivational skills, to enable them to achieve dietary targets set.
- To devise, monitor and review complex nutritional care plans against outcome measures taking into account social, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and cultural needs, as well as taking into account the needs of the carer and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
- To work in an often-stressful environment of looking after patients with a terminal illness and helping support the patient and carers through the emotional responsibility this can entail.
- To undertake designated specialist outpatient clinics.
- To actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To ensure safe and timely transfer of patients by liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies.
- To decide daily on priorities for own work area balancing patient related and professional demands.
- To act as a source of specialist information and advise on current best practice for colleagues and other health care professionals.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration in Dietetics
- Clinical Supervisory Skills course for training student dietitians or equivalent supervising experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, some of which should be in the specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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