Specialist Paediatric Dietitian (Rotational) | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 p.a. inc HCA (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7685947/196-LIS10150M |
Summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting 12-month/ until Dec 2026 opportunity for a Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to cover a secondment vacancy at Evelina London Hospitals. This 1.0 WTE role provides the chance to gain valuable experience across a variety of specialist paediatric clinical areas.
The successful candidate will undertake rotations including General Medical/HDU, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Metabolics, Allergy, and Respiratory care, working across both hospital sites within a large teaching hospital environment. We are seeking a motivated, adaptable, and enthusiastic dietitian with a strong passion for paediatrics and a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary teamwork.
To work as part of the Paediatric Dietetic Team responsible for providing individualised dietetic advice to inpatients and outpatients, and carers across Evelina London Children’s Hospitals.
Specialist Rotational Role: Our rotational programme includes six 9-month clinical rotations across specialist areas such as acute general medicine/HDU, neurosurgery, cardiology, allergy, metabolic, and respiratory (Royal Brompton), involving both inpatient and outpatient care.
Expert Clinical Practice: Responsible for delivering specialist, evidence-based dietetic care to paediatric patients, including nutritional assessment, complex case management, and attendance at ward rounds, clinics, and MDT meetings.
Outpatient & Community Liaison: Manages outpatient clinics (virtual and in-person), provides dietetic advice to families and carers, and coordinates with community teams to ensure continuity of nutritional care and safe discharge planning.
Special Interest Areas: Each rotation includes the opportunity to gain additional experience or supervision in focused areas such as diabetes, ketogenics, neonates, and paediatric intensive care.
Communication & Education: Utilises advanced communication skills to educate and support patients, families, and staff from diverse backgrounds, and provides expert nutritional guidance based on clinical data and national prescribing standards.
The post holders will join a wider paediatric dietetic team of 40 WTE dietitians and dietetic assistants who cover a wide range of specialties including inherited metabolic disease, diabetes, renal, gastroenterology, complex feeding clinic, allergy and respiratory. Working across the Evelina and Royal Brompton Hospital Sites.
The service is overseen by the Evelina London Lead Dietitian and the Paediatric team form part of the wider Guy's and St Thomas' dietetic department of over 100 dietitians, with a focus on innovation, quality, education, development and well-being.
There are numerous opportunities within the department for audit and service development and you will be supported and encouraged to actively participate in these areas.
Please refer to job description and specification for details.
The post holder will cover inpatients and outpatient clinics at Evelina Children’s Hospitals.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026