Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 8.30-16.30)
Job ref: 394-MVCS-6863756DT
Employer: The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hillingdon Hospital NHS FT
Town: Uxbridge
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 24/01/2025
NHS AfC: Band 5 The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you
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This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Dietitian.
We are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a new state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond.
Main duties of the job We are looking for a confident and motivated Dietitian to join our Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team.
The clinical caseload will include providing a high quality, evidence-based specialist dietetic service to the paediatric inpatient ward and 2 general paediatric outpatient clinics. You will be supported by a senior dietitian and will have the opportunity to upskill in areas such as neonatology, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes.
To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence based nutrition and dietetic service to a caseload of paediatric in and out patients at The Hillingdon Hospital.
To work autonomously to provide nutrition advice and therapeutic support to patients, carers, and other health care professionals.
To undertake general (non-specialist) paediatric outpatient clinics, to include nutritional support.
To provide dietetic advice to the paediatric multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and ward rounds.
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the dietary needs for individual patients.
To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding.
Person specification
Degree or equivalent or post graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
Evidence of current HCPC registration (State Registered Dietitian)
Relevant dietetic experience of managing an inpatient and outpatient caseload
Experience of working with patients who require artificial nutrition.
Experience of working as part of an MDT in the acute and/or community setting
Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management.
Post graduate highly specialist Paediatric Course -Module 1 (BDA) or other specialist training in the area of paediatrics
Please note: If you do not meet the requirements for the role your application will be automatically rejected.
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