Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian
5 days ago
Banbury
Job Title: Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian Specialism: Dietetics Location: Banbury Salary: £26.00 per hour Type: Ongoing, Full Time Join an exciting opportunity as a Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian within Dietetics, based in Banbury, earning a competitive £26.00 per hour. This full-time, ongoing role invites you to bring your expertise to a community setting, offering a countywide role across Oxfordshire in Community Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the flexibility of locum work, adapting to service needs within homes, schools, and digital clinics. • Full-time: Enjoy the stability and commitment of a full-time role while having the flexibility that suits your lifestyle., • Professional Development: Expand your skills and knowledge by working within a multidisciplinary team and engaging in diverse training opportunities., • Diverse Work Environment: Experience a dynamic work setting by conducting consultations at homes, schools, or digitally. No two days are the same!, • Work-Life Balance: Relish in the flexibility locum work provides to better balance your personal and professional life., • Provide specialist dietetic assessment and treatment for paediatric home enterally fed patients., • Manage a complex caseload of babies, children, and young adults needing enteral nutrition support., • Develop and review enteral feeding regimens and nutritional care plans., • Assess nutritional requirements using a variety of clinical, biochemical, and dietary methods., • Advise on weaning, blended diets, thickened fluids, and modified textures., • Attend MDT meetings and contribute to decision-making and capacity assessments., • Conduct home, school, telephone, and digital consultations., • Monitor growth, nutritional status, and treatment outcomes., • Offer specialist dietary advice to families, carers, and professionals., • Deliver training to community nurses, school nurses, health visitors, and allied health professionals., • Support clinical audit, quality improvement, and research projects., • Supervise students and support junior staff where appropriate., • HCPC registered Dietitian, • BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent, • Paediatric caseload experience, • Previous experience at Band 5 or Band 6 level, • Knowledge of enteral feeding and nutritional support, • Knowledge of PEG, NG, and PEG-J feeding, • Assessment and care planning skills for complex cases, • Excellent clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, • Experience in multidisciplinary teams, • Competence in teaching and training, • Strong written and verbal communication skills, • Understanding of safeguarding and risk management, • Ability to work autonomously and manage a specialist caseload, • Car driver, • Experience with Home Enteral Feeding, • Familiarity with babies, neonates, and transition patients, • Community or primary care experience, • Experience managing Band 5 staff or Dietetic Assistants, • Research, audit, or quality improvement experience, • Experience presenting at events, • Membership of the BDA or relevant Specialist Interest Group, • Completion of post-registration paediatric clinical courses, • Skills in motivational interviewing and behavioural change, • Experience supervising students Banbury is not only a charming and lively town surrounded by the picturesque Oxfordshire countryside, but it also offers a thriving community, excellent schools, and rich history. It is a fantastic place to both live and work, offering a welcoming atmosphere and plenty of leisure activities just waiting to be explored. Come, be a part of something extraordinary in Banbury! #J-18808-Ljbffr