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23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary The post for Community Paediatric Dietitian sits within Children's Services and the post holder will be responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of community paediatric clients registered with a Sutton GP under the care of Sutton Health. The post holder will provide a dietetic service to a caseload of children with general dietetic requirements and will advise their carers in various locations including clinic settings, special or mainstream schools, or at home. This role is one of an autonomous practitioner but also involves joint liaison with other professionals involved with the child and their families both within health and other agencies. Main duties of the job Provide appropriate dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring regarding children with general dietetic needs including food allergies. Provide dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring for children with complex special needs and those who require enteral tube feeding. Reflect on clinical practice, identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical judgment. Provide expert advice to patients, carers, and clinicians regarding nutritional interventions for paediatric clients based on clinical evidence. Involve nutritional diagnosis and the development of treatment plans, including the calculation of nutritional requirements and client-centred goals. Prescribe dietary therapy and use of ACBS products where appropriate. Interpret received information concerning medical and social history to ensure expert advice is given in a person-centred, age and culturally specific manner. Provide complex paediatric nutrition counseling and use reassurance and motivational skills to overcome barriers to change. Train and support members of the multidisciplinary team to allow effective dietary assessment and treatment of all patients. Work as a member of the paediatric multidisciplinary team and attend relevant multi-agency meetings. About us St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, the hospitals group will help us collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce. Person Specification
Essential HCPC registration Degree in dietetics/PgD Good IT skills At least 1-2 years experience in paediatric dietetics Desirable BDA member Paediatric branch member Training skills to others Training/CPD skills
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