Job Description

We require a Paediatrics Dietitian to join our friendly department of Dietitians providing the nutrition and dietetic service to Hounslow Borough.The Children's Community Dietetic team is responsible for providing highly specialist dietetic advice in a diverse range of nutritional areas. To support to a complex caseload of infants, children, young people 0-18years and their carers in a range of settings including clinics, community venues, special needs schools and in the patients' own homes.Each Dietitian is responsible for their own clinical caseload - clinical supervision is provided by the Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian. There will be 3 members of Paediatrics Dietitians in the Hounslow team.To provide training on a range of nutritional areas to health professionals and staff from other agencies.To contribute to service development, evidence-based policy and guidelines procedure development and participate in audit and research.Main duties of the jobo To manage a complex caseload within Hounslow Paediatric Community, primarily in a clinic setting including allergy, faltering growth, home enteral feeding, autism, weight management, metabolic and neurological conditions affecting child development.o To work as an independent practitioner and be responsible for managing and prioritising a clinic caseloado To undertake comprehensive dietetic assessments, including patients who have barriers to communication, using a range of methods, including interview skills, calculation of nutritional requirements and anthropometrical measurements.o To undertake nutritional counselling with children and their families/carers including:About usWest London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over xc2xa3500m.The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.Date posted29 April 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salaryxc2xa342,938.70 to xc2xa350,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)ContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number222-HCS-616Job locationsHeart of Hounslow Centre for Health92 Bath RoadHounslowTW3 3LNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attachedThe person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attachedThe person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Degree or postgraduate diploma in Dietetics
• Post grad specialist courses and in-house training in paediatric specialism must be taken in first year - BDA Module 1 and 2
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

• Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
• Membership of the Specialist Paediatric Group of the BDA

• Experience of working in either acute trust or Community at Band 5 level for 1 year

• Able to work single-handedly and take responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills with people forma wide variety of backgrounds
• Confident to lecture at internal courses
• Evidence of commitment to CPD and lifelong learning
• Able to audit practice and promote evidence-based practice
• Confident and Self-motivated
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Able to prioritise workload
• Innovative
• Able to deal with the terminally ill and anxious clients and relatives
• Accurately input patient activity data in accordance with professional and trust standards

• Behaviour change/motivational interviewing
• IT Skills -confident in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills

• Degree or postgraduate diploma in Dietetics
• Post grad specialist courses and in-house training in paediatric specialism must be taken in first year - BDA Module 1 and 2
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

• Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
• Membership of the Specialist Paediatric Group of the BDA

• Experience of working in either acute trust or Community at Band 5 level for 1 year

• Able to work single-handedly and take responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills with people forma wide variety of backgrounds
• Confident to lecture at internal courses
• Evidence of commitment to CPD and lifelong learning
• Able to audit practice and promote evidence-based practice
• Confident and Self-motivated
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Able to prioritise workload
• Innovative
• Able to deal with the terminally ill and anxious clients and relatives
• Accurately input patient activity data in accordance with professional and trust standards

• Behaviour change/motivational interviewing
• IT Skills -confident in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills

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