Are you an enthusiastic, motivated Dietitian with a keen interest in leading the Children's Allergy Dietetic Service? Do you have a passion for supporting children and their families and carers, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team? We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our Children's Dietetic Team to take up this exciting post, working 30 hours per week (0.80 WTE). You will provide a proactive and coordinated nutrition and dietetic service to both in- and out-patients.
Leeds Paediatric Allergy service is one of the largest in the country currently providing a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes four paediatric allergy consultants, a specialty doctor, 5 allergy nurse specialists, 5 allergy dietitians and a clinical psychologist. The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy, venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic disease.
Main duties of the job
Provide advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to children and their families and carers at a local and regional level. This will include our in-patient and out-patient services. Provide and lead aspects of clinical training for dietetic learners and other staff. Support the Children's Clinical Dietetic Manager with the day-to-day running of the team, with leadership and line management roles. Lead and coordinate dietetic research and audit within the Children's Allergy Team. You will be involved in service development within the Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Allergy Group. Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE Provide advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regional level. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provide and lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinical Dietetic Manager in coordinating activities of the team and providing support and supervision to staff. Lead in research and audit within specialised clinical area and disseminate findings. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio. HCPC registration BDA membership Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area. Experience
Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level including paediatric experience Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics. Demonstrate understanding of a paediatric specialist dietetic area. Evidence of clinical supervision, attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken. Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement. Experience of delivering education and training. Attendance on Leadership Skills Course Other criteria
Good written and oral communication skills Good interpersonal skills Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes. Excellent organisational skills Analytical skills Advanced counselling skills Knowledge of Microsoft Office Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab) Skills & Behaviours
Able to work/manage a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative. Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients. Committed to personal and professional development. Confident and caring approach. Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas. Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Provide advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to children and their families and carers at a local and regional level. This will include our in-patient and out-patient services. Provide and lead aspects of clinical training for dietetic learners and other staff. Support the Children's Clinical Dietetic Manager with the day-to-day running of the team, with leadership and line management roles. Lead and coordinate dietetic research and audit within the Children's Allergy Team. You will be involved in service development within the Yorkshire & Humber Paediatric Allergy Group. Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE Provide advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regional level. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provide and lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinical Dietetic Manager in coordinating activities of the team and providing support and supervision to staff. Lead in research and audit within specialised clinical area and disseminate findings. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio. HCPC registration BDA membership Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area. Experience
Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level including paediatric experience Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics. Demonstrate understanding of a paediatric specialist dietetic area. Evidence of clinical supervision, attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken. Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement. Experience of delivering education and training. Attendance on Leadership Skills Course Other criteria
Good written and oral communication skills Good interpersonal skills Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes. Excellent organisational skills Analytical skills Advanced counselling skills Knowledge of Microsoft Office Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab) Skills & Behaviours
Able to work/manage a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative. Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients. Committed to personal and professional development. Confident and caring approach. Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas. Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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