Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9774SM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This Advanced Specialist Neonatal/Paediatric Dietitian post is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to work in the specialist area of neonatal and paediatric dietetics. This is a fixed term opportunity for either 0.6 or 0.8 WTE depending on the preference of the applicant, covering a secondment until the 31/08/2027.
Main duties of the job
The role with involve leading the dietetic service provision to the level 2 neonatal unit, working alongside another dietitian.
The dietetic caseload includes regular attendance at the ward rounds on the neonatal unit, and at the weekly multidisciplinary neonatal neurodevelopmental clinic. There is a strong focus on working with other members of the neonatal MDT, including providing support to the neonatal outreach nurse team.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Member of BDA paediatric group and neonatal subgroup
- Relevant postgraduate clinical qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge within the specialist area of paediatric dietetics
- Extensive clinical experience of working within a range of paediatric patients
- Sound knowledge of neonatal dietetics with completion of relevant training in the area
- Significant experience of working as an intergral member of an MDT and interagency working
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of contributing to service development
- Knowledge and application of counselling skills/motivational interviewing/behavioural change
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience/awareness of working within a diverse, multi-cultural population
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in neonatal dietetics at a band 6 or band 7 level
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Highly developed organisational skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Good time management and prioritisation skills
- Awareness of steps required to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work flexibly
- IT literacy
Desirable criteria
- Advanced computer skill for presentation and data analysis
HEART values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values
- Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART
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
- Joanna Feneck
- Job title
- Principal Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692666
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