Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

• This is specialist Dietetic role within the Nutrition & Dietetic Service with a focus on providing a Dietetic service in paediatrics.
• To provide specialist Dietetic advice and support to an inpatient and outpatient paediatric caseload, working across Trust sites as required
• To provide supervision to Dietetic students on placement as required.
• To work effectively and efficiently as an autonomous dietetic practitioner within multi-professional team environments in the hospital setting, ensuring safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards.

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or Degree followed by a Masters in Dietetics
• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Strong evidence of CPD, including evidence of paediatric accredited post graduate courses

Essential

• Acute Hospital Experience
• Sound knowledge of paediatric dietetic assessments and interventions at entry level (BDA Professional Framework)
• Experience of working collaboratively with Multidisciplinary teams

Essential

• Sound level of theoretical Dietetic knowledge
• Sound knowledge of paediatric dietetic assessments and interventions at entry level (BDA Professional Framework)
• Knowledge of complex feeding methods and nutrition support interventions in paediatrics

Essential

• Able to work as a team member and independently
• Ability to use communication strategies suitable for a variety of situations including complex, sensitive and distressing information
• Ability to present information in logical concise manner
• Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
• Ability to manage own time and pressure including clinical caseload
• Manages strong emotions & has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress & can recognise when to use them

Essential

• Ability to appraise evidence and use clinical reasoning to provide patient centred care
• Ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessments using available tools and techniques

Essential

• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
• Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
• Professional appearance & behaviour