We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated and experienced Paediatric Dietitian to provide excellent care and develop new ways of working to our community paediatric caseload.
The Paediatric Dietitians have an excellent profile within the Trust. We are consistently shown to make a difference to the clinical outcomes and lives of the children we serve; in addition we receive excellent feedback from our service users. You will have a clinical role in the following settings - community clinics, home visits, child development centres and special schools. There are active links with local acute paediatric units, specialist community children’s services and excellent support from the safeguarding children’s team. This post will provide opportunities for training, research and project work in a supportive team environment. The service is due to move into an integrated children's service, as well as maintaining excellent existing links with other nutrition and dietetic services.
This post will work in collaboration with other lead dietitians and Professional Lead Paediatric Dietitian to further develop clinical outcomes, guidelines and pathways as well as supporting our current staff to develop their clinical skills.
Main Duties
To maintain a complex clinical caseload within highly specialist areas of Paediatric Dietetics. This involves liaison with other health professionals, suppliers, patients and carers to facilitate the provision of appropriate, timely and cost effective nutritional treatment for children receiving specialist nutritional products.
To undertake comprehensive highly specialist assessments of patients clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised clinical knowledge and skills and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurements and techniques. This may include the use of dietary analysis software, anthropometric measurements, often in patients with diverse or complex nutritional and physical health needs.
To negotiate and agree dietary or nutritional goals with individual patients and/or their parents and carers, including those with diverse or complex nutritional and physical health needs and end of life issues. The post holder will need to use motivational interviewing, counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy tools as applicable. This may include identifying individual barriers to change and helping clients and carers to manage them.
To aim to meet these goals using appropriate nutritional interventions including enteral feeding, oral nutritional supplements or specialised formulae. To reassess nutritional requirements and change clinical interventions as appropriate in line with current evidence based practice.
To plan and deliver individualised nutritional care plans based on comprehensive highly specialist assessments of needs and knowledge of evidence based practice, modifying the care plans as required.
To respond appropriately to frequent requests for highly specialist Dietetic support which include those for children with complex physical health needs with complex clinical and social situations which require detailed analysis and decision-making.
To regularly communicate highly complex and sensitive information to families, carers and staff regarding diagnosis and prognosis and future expectations, gaining co-operation and trust in the ongoing management of the child.
Independently manage a caseload that includes children with complex eating and drinking difficulties, dealing with issues of mortality and ethical dilemmas.
Diagnosing nutritionally related disorders and being alert to symptoms and signs of wider systemic disease.
Directing referrals for specialist medical opinion where appropriate.
Being alert to safeguarding concerns and consent issues for children.
To be prepared to deal sensitively with service users, families and carers living with difficult diagnoses and life limiting conditions.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with the HCPC Code of Conduct and Trust Policies.
To provide dietetic leadership and expert opinion across the Trust in the area of common childhood nutrition disorders.
Provide support for children, their families and acute hospital Dietetic staff through the process of enteral tube fed placements.
To have an understanding of alternative communication systems that may be used by service users including sign language, gestures, Makaton and other non-verbal methods that will assist optimising a child’s health.
To disseminate appropriate evidence/research findings and whenever possible ensure the integration of research/evidence based practice in the Department.
To support Service delivery and offer clinical leadership within the Birmingham Community Nutrition team and Children’s Services to facilitate effective patient care, service development and multidisciplinary working.
The department has a comprehensive structure to support Clinical Governance and your personal development via annual appraisals, clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust. Free parking is also available.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024.
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