Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
8 hours ago
Kingston upon Thames
Main area Specialist Paediatric Dietitian Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 8 months (Maternity leave cover) Hours Part time - 32 hours per week Job ref 396-8104793-DE-GV-Y-B Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston Upon Thames Salary £55,524 - £62,652 Pro rata, pa, incl. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 25/11/2026 23:59 KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from. Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services. We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise. These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work. • Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all., • Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual., • Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes., • Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian to join our friendly and forward-thinking Nutrition and Dietetics team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Dietitian to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering a specialist Paediatric Diabetes dietetic service for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. You will also be covering 2 general paediatric and 2 GP clinics per months so if you enjoy variety this role will suit you. Specialist clinical skills, a highly professional attitude along with excellent communication skills, organizational skills and a caring and compassionate nature are essential for this post. • To assess, diagnose, manage, plan, and deliver dietetic treatment programmes within Paediatric Diabetes for children and young people with Diabetes., • To provide Paediatric Dietetic Assessment and Management on the Children’s Ward and MDT clinics., • To work as an autonomous practitioner providing a highly specialist, evidence based dietetic service to patients across the service., • To be an excellent Team member who builds good rapport with patients and staff and is flexible in their working patterns, • To be responsible for the provision, quality, and continuous development of the Paediatric Dietetic Diabetes services., • To be an active member of the Diabetes MDT providing Dietetic patient management, patient and staff training and the ongoing development and evaluation of Paediatric Diabetes Services withing the Trust., • To provide expert advice and support to other dietitians and other healthcare professionals including medical staff, AHP’s, Nursing staff., • To act as the Trust dietetic advisor on all aspects of hospital catering. This will involve close working with the hospital facilities team, ward staff and the private catering contractor., • To provide 2 GP clinics per month in Primary Care Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator. We have approximately 350 beds and directly employ around 2,900 staff. Our trust provides a full range of diagnostic services and treatment services. Our main site is the Kingston Hospital site but we also run a number of outpatient clinics in the community, including in Raynes Park, Surbiton, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington. Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification. Ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria. • BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or BSc in relevant Science plus post graduate diploma in Dietetics, • Member of BDA, • Member of the Paediatric Group of the BDA, • Extensive and relevant experience in general dietetics post qualification, • Previous experience of working in the NHS, • Substantial experience of managing a paediatric caseload., • Experience of running clinics independently, • Experience of managing paediatric patients with Diabetes, • Previous experience in menu planning and catering audit, • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, • Ability to work under own direction, • Ability to carry out audits, service reviews/improvements., • Excellent teaching skills, • Management and Supervisory skills, • Good clinical knowledge of paediatric dietetics, • An in depth understanding of all aspects of Diabetes, • Working knowledge of Nutrition Standards in Hospital Food We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service. #J-18808-Ljbffr