Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Barts Health NHS TrustLondon
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Barts Health NHS Trust based in London. The advertised salary is £58,133 to £65,261. Applications close on 2 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our dynamic team! As part of the largest NHS acute trust in Englan...
To work within the multidisciplinary team and Integrated Service for Children with Disabilities, to provide highly specialized dietetic advice to children and young people receiving Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) in Tower Hamlets ;
To provide outpatient clinics in these areas. Also to undertake home visits and school clinics/visits.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Essential: - oBSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.; - oPaediatric Dietetics Training; - oHCPC registered; - oIn-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
Desirable: - oMember of relevant special clinical interest group; - oSupervision training.; - oQualification in Paediatrics
Essential: - oSignificant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within paediatrics.; - oUnderstanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.; - oExperience of working with HEF patients; - oExperience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.; - oExperience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
Essential: - oAbility to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.; - oAbility to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.; - oAbility to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.; - oLeadership skills.; - oAccurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.; - oAbility to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.; - oProven Audit skills; - oTo have effective presentation skills.; - oRegularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.; - oAbility to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable: - oTo have participated in research.
How this role compares
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