Paediatric Dietitian - Weight Management (CYPS) & Neonatal / General inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED
FRI 20 DEC 2024
The role includes responsibilities such as developing and implementing nutritional care plans, working with the paediatric and dietetic teams, and supervising junior staff while contributing to the training of students. The dietitian will report to the Paediatric Team Lead and engage in community clinics, inpatient, and outpatient settings to ensure effective management of complex health needs among children. The position offers unique opportunities for innovation in service delivery and professional growth in paediatric dietetics.
Band 7
Up to 0.4 WTE CYP Weight Management
Up to 0.2 WTE Neonatal 0.4 WTE General paediatrics
Are you an experienced and creative Paediatric dietitian, who is passionate about service innovation and development? We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of a brand-new multidisciplinary team of professionals (inc. Clinical psychologist, Consultant Paediatrician, Nursing and Family Support Worker) providing whole-family support for children and young people (CYP) living with severe and/or complex obesity in Gloucestershire.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate dietitian to work alongside the dietitian/s in the team who has the drive to develop the service and deliver training to healthcare professionals within the community. The post holder will have excellent leadership skills, extensive experience of multi-agency working and passion for delivering high quality nutrition and lifestyle interventions. You will have the opportunity to work within paediatric neonates or general paediatric inpatient/outpatients 1 day per week providing variety and enabling you to keep other paediatric dietetic skills up to date. If you want a rewarding and fulfilling career in paediatric dietetics this is the role for you. Part time applications welcome. There is the potential for this post to be combined with neonatal services to develop further services in conjunction with the support of the South West Network. The post holder is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient, effective and compassionate weight management service (WMS) for children and young people (CYP) living with severe and/ or complex obesity. Specifically, this will include working alongside a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide integrated care alongside Gloucestershire's Community Weight Management provider.
About us
You will be directly responsible to the Paediatric Team Lead and working alongside the paediatric dietitians the CYP team the rest of the dietetic team.
You will be working to plan, implement and monitor high quality nutritional care to children with complex needs in the inpatient and outpatient settings, including community clinics .
You will be actively involved in the supervision, education and development of Band 5/6 staff and also contribute to the training of A, B & C students each year. Please see the job description and person specification for more details.
Additional Contact Details
June Beharry Service Lead Nutrition and Dietetics
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