Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 5 months (Monday- Friday 08:30 - 16:30)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 812-26-HS-PD-01
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SANDRIDGE GATE
- Town
- ST ALBANS
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/06/2026
Employer heading
Paediatric Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate dietitian with a genuine interest in working with children and young people and their families? This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian who has experience in paediatrics to join our friendly team to provide 5 months fixed term maternity cover.
The post holder will work alongside the lead dietitian for paediatrics and other band 6 dietitians as part of the countywide Nutrition and Dietetics team.
The successful candidate will be supported in managing a caseload of outpatient paediatric patients with a variety of conditions, including paediatric home enteral feeding. You will work independently but also as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Proposed Interview : 24th June 2026
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be supported in managing a caseload of outpatient paediatric patients with a variety of conditions, including paediatric home enteral feeding. You will work independently but also as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.
The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work as part of the paediatric dietetic team to deliver a high-quality nutrition and dietetic locality-based service.
To provide specialist dietetic advice, education and support to patients and their carers.
To provide specialist advice, guidance and support to other health care professionals.
To deliver general paediatric outpatient clinics in a variety of community-based locations.
· To plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate group-based education in the community setting for required patient groups.
To manage a caseload of paediatric patients fed via home enteral feeding.
To deliver dietetic clinics at special schools for home enteral feeding patients.
To triage and prioritise patient referrals according to department standard and ensure patients receive appropriate dietetic input in a timely manner.
To deliver group based virtual education sessions.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics degree or equivalent
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council
- Attained or working towards a postgraduate qualification in a specialist area or evidence of significant experience in a specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Member of British Dietetic Association
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence and experience of working in the area of paediatric dietetics.
- Experience of working with paediatric home enterally fed patients
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary health care setting
- Evidence of knowledge of current issues relating to paediatrics conditions including an awareness of current relevant research
- Evidence of CPD, commitment to life-long learning and up to date knowledge of dietetic practice.
Desirable criteria
- Participation in audit
- Experience with student training
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational ,motivational and time management skills
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure and resolve conflict.
- Ability to use own initiative, work independently with effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to interpret clinical policies and guidelines within a highly specialist field to meet the needs of own client group
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
- IT literate
Desirable criteria
- Teaching / training skills
General Skills
Essential criteria
- Team player
- Flexible and adaptable
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Willingness to uphold the Trust’s values
- An understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion demonstrating equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- The right to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
.png "Race Code")
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
- HEIDI SCOTT
- Job title
- Lead Paediatric Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07760990736
List jobs with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors