Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Support
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 188-CL280425
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £46,148.00- £52,809.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata
- Closing
- 13/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/05/2025
Employer heading
Advanced Paediatric Dietitian (Neonates and Cardiology)
Band 7
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Due to new neonatal funding, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced paediatric dietitian to join our dynamic, forward thinking, friendly paediatric dietetic team (approximately 25 dietitians) at Southampton Children's Hospital as a band 7 dietitian in our level 3 neonatal unit and paediatric regional congenital cardiac service. You will be an integral member of the well respected multidisciplinary neonatal and paediatric cardiology teams, providing nutritional expertise, overseeing enteral and parenteral nutrition and working across specialisms to provide integrated care to infants and children from 0-18 years of age. You will work alongside another band 7 neonatal dietitian and a band 7 PICU/cardiology dietitian to provide dietetic expertise, lead service developments and supervise the band 6 rotational cardiology dietitian.
We are a large, diverse team and there are excellent opportunities for CPD and career development. We have access to the paediatric grand round education events and have strong links with Southampton University. Audit, service evaluation, QI and research projects are actively encouraged.
We offer protected CPD time and you will have regular one-to-one supervision.
We are a registered trainer for student dietetic placements and the paediatric team won the University of Winchester Placement Educator of the Year Award 2023.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities
You will:
a) Work as an autonomous practitioner, providing highly specialist clinical dietetic expertise to the neonatal and paediatric cardiology units.
b) Provide advanced dietetic assessments and individualised treatment plans for a complex specialist caseload ( both inpatients and outpatients)
c) Support the clinical and professional development of junior dietetic staff and students
d) Lead on the development of policies and resources to support delivery of evidence-based dietetic advice
e) Identify and lead service improvement, audit and research and disseminate results and best practice through publication and presentation
Experience and skills needed
You will be a highly skilled paediatric dietitian with recent and significant experience of working in acute paediatrics, with an excellent knowledge of paediatric enteral and parenteral nutrition and ideally, experience of neonatology or cardiology.
You must be able to demonstrate advanced analytical thinking, show attention to detail and possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. You must be able to voice your professional opinion and provide advice and guidance to dietetic and other health care professional colleagues.
Experience of leading or co-ordinating audit or research work is desirable
You must be able to demonstrate your ability to develop rapport with patients’ families / carers and MDT members.
Demonstration of initiative and ability to work both flexibly and independently is also required.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of post-graduate training in relevant speciality
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience and involvement with training
- Evidence of extensive dietetic knowledge and highly specialist expertise in relevant specialist area with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to carry out physical anthropometric measurements and assess nutritional status
- Demonstration of understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience of leading or co-ordinating audit or research work.
- Clinical supervisory skills training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- sally-ann denton
- Job title
- Paediatric lead for dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381206072
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