Paediatric Dietitian

Paediatric Dietitian: Fixed term - 12 months (27 hours)

Join our supportive Paediatric Dietetic Team in a varied, rewarding Band 6 role delivering high-quality care to children and young people across acute and community settings.

The role features a diverse caseload including home enteral feeding, coeliac disease, general clinics, and nutritional support. You will provide holistic, family-centred care, collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, and help support junior staff and students. You will also benefit from regular supervision and mentorship by an experienced Band 7 Clinical Specialist Dietitian.

This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic dietitian looking to expand their specialist skills in a collaborative team environment.

• Provide a comprehensive and family-centred Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetic service to children and young people across a range of community settings, including their own homes, schools, specialist care environments, outpatient clinics, and inpatient support on the children's ward.
• The role offers a diverse caseload across a number of specialist clinical areas, including home enteral feeding, coeliac disease, nutrition support, food allergies, and selective eating. Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with specialist and junior dietitians, medical staff, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.
• In addition to clinical responsibilities, the postholder will play an active role in mentoring and supervising dietetic students, supporting the development of junior team members, and contributing to quality improvement initiatives and service development projects to enhance patient care and outcomes.
• Please see the attached job description for a more detailed breakdown of the role.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Caroline Calderwood Job title: Team Leader for Paediatric Dietetics Email address: Telephone number: