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Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2025 |
| Location: | Mitcham, CR4 4LQ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7095562/824-SOUTH-6988310-A |
Summary
The Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian will be a senior member of the Paediatric Dietetics Community team and will use advanced assessment and diagnostic skills to care for patients and advise primary care health professionals on future care. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, collaborating with colleagues in primary care, community, and hospital settings as appropriate.
Provide assessment regarding effective nutrition and hydration intake in children (including those who have a feeding tube in situ) and young people in Merton.
Support and advise parents/carers in maintaining effective nutritional and/or fluid intake for children and young people including those who have a feeding tube in situ, who have additional needs or are seen in clinics.
Advise on the use of supplements, specialist feeds as required, dietary changes, allergies and intolerances etc liaising with the child’s GP regarding prescription of feed etc as necessary.
Liaise with manufacturers of nutritional products including supplements, specialist feeds, thickeners with the SLT etc used by the service.
Develop enteral feeding regimes for non-orally fed children in collaboration with parents and other professionals.
Provide training, education, and development in relevant areas for parents, schools and professionals as appropriate.
Make appropriate and timely referrals to other professionals and liaise with other agencies as necessary to support effective planning for children.
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Thursday 3 Apr 2025