Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-7260178
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Dietitian - Diabetes
Band 5
Job overview
THIS ROLE IS OPEN TO THE CORNWALL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY ONLY.
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for a band 5 Dietitian to join the Paediatric Dietetic Team in Cornwall. This post will work specifically within the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team within Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- To provide dietetic input for children and young people living with diabetes, within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
· To work as part of the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) Nutrition and Dietetic team providing dietetic support and advice to patients and health professionals with a wide clinical remit.
· To contribute, as appropriate to policy development.
· To develop appropriate resources as required.
· To assess and treat an agreed caseload of patients under the supervision of a more senior practitioner
· To keep accurate records in accordance with RCHT and Health Professions Council regulations/policy.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in dietetics or soon to be qualified
experience
Essential criteria
- clinical experience covering a range of conditions
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric dietetic experience
- experience in diabetes
- post registration experience
intellectual skills
Essential criteria
- experience delivering group education
- experience in both in- and outpatients
- an ability to manage a designated caseload
- An ability to work effectively within teams. Evidenced MDT working.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration experience of delivering in- and outpatient dietetic care.
- Experience in training ward staff.
- Experience of managing admin or assistant staff.
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
- Gemma Burley
- Job title
- Lead Paediatric Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 254567
- Additional information
Please contact via email in the first instance
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