Senior Specialist Dietitian (XR07)
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148 to £52,809 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148 - £52809 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9298-CHI-0369A |
Summary
JOB OVERVIEW 1. To work as a highly specialist practitioner providing dietetic support and advice to children, their carers and Health Professionals in the specialist area of weight management. 2. To develop appropriate resources within this specialist area of dietetic practice. 3. To help to establish and support Research and Development and a robust Audit review of service within this care setting. 4. To actively lead, develop, promote, and monitor on weight management dietetics service delivery against commissioned outcomes. 5. Provide a comprehensive specialised service, which includes relevant education and/or training to all healthcare professionals, carers and other workers involved in the care of children within their specialist area. 6. Contribute to all relevant activities involved in this, e.g. regional and national meetings, clinical networks and specialised training, audit, and research. 7. To lead the CEW service within a complex tertiary clinical paediatric area using highly developed skills and knowledge at the level of an independent advance practitioner includes providing dietetic-led clinics and workshops related to the different comorbidities since within this patient cohort. 8. Produces clinical guidelines and policies for specialist area. Researches, evaluates, and produces new / updated guidelines on a national collaborative basis within the specialist area and ensures that these are regularly updated. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent - HCPC Registration as a Dietitian. - Experience of working in a senior dietetic role. - Willing to undergo any training as required to enable performance in the job. - Advanced knowledge of current issues in clinical specialist area. - Able to work within a team, demonstrating leadership, initiative and confidence. - Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. - Able to demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills. - Proactive in day to day clinical and non-clinical management. - Good presentation skills in delivering training to large multidisciplinary groups of staff or members of the public. (this may involve groups of more than 50 people).