Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-DCSC-8193540
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2026 09:00
Employer heading
Paediatric Diabetes and General Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking to develop your experience working as a Paediatric Dietitian and have some paediatric dietetic experience ideally having worked with children with diabetes?
We are looking for a Paediatric Dietitian to join our team working part time at Chesterfield Royal Hospital working part time in general paediatrics and part time in diabetes.
The team is based at the hospital and provides a comprehensive service to inpatients on our paediatric ward as well as to outpatients in clinics, community clinics and at home.
We support MDT clinics for patients with diabetes, cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease and allergy, and provide a service to children and young people who are enterally fed.
As a Trust and a team, we fully support flexible working; staff are provided with laptops to support them to work remotely. We can consider flexible working arrangements around the needs of the service.
The dietetic team is small and friendly team of 28 staff including Dietitians, Assistant Dietetic Practitioners, a Nutrition Support Nurse and an Administrative Assistant.
We will consider applicants who wish to work full or part time.
Main duties of the job
For further details relating to the Job Description please see the attached Job Description Document which explains the role in more detail.
Working for our organisation
The team is based at the hospital and provides a comprehensive service to inpatients on our paediatric ward as well as to outpatients in clinics, community clinics and at home.
We support MDT clinics for patients with diabetes, cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease and allergy, and provide a service to children and young people who are enterally fed.
As a Trust and a team, we fully support flexible working; staff are provided with laptops to support them to work remotely. We can consider flexible working arrangements around the needs of the service.
The dietetic team is small and friendly team of 28 staff including Dietitians, Assistant Dietetic Practitioners, a Nutrition Support Nurse and an Administrative Assistant.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical.
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To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service to children and their carers at various locations according to need. |
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To participate in the team approach to the care of individuals referred to the service and attend specialist paediatric multidisciplinary clinics as appropriate. |
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To attend multidisciplinary team meetings across the health community as required. To liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary teams within the trust and the health community to ensure the dietetic needs of clients can be met. To provide clinical knowledge and expertise to the wider multidisciplinary teams based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice. |
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To accurately collect relevant activity data required for service monitoring, management, and evaluation. |
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To develop evidence based dietary information in conjunction with other members of the dietetic team. |
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To provide cover for dietetic colleagues as appropriate. |
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To work with other members of the dietetic and catering teams to develop menus to meet the needs of inpatients. |
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Person specification
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements for the post.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered
- Postgraduate training relevant to the role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post graduate dietetic experience in an NHS acute and community setting
- Experience working with children and young people individuals who require oral and artificial nutrition support
- Experience of developing and delivering presentations
- Experience of supervising dietetic students on practice placement
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children with Type 1 diabetes
- Experience of managing staff
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
- • Evidence of leadership and team building skills
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional appearance and manner.
- Ability to reflect and appraise own practice.
- Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
- Flexible and adaptable.
Values
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate the values
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
- Melanie Coy
- Job title
- Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 512173
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