About this role
Job summary
Interview Date: TBC
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Dietitian to join Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as our Team Lead Paediatric and Neonatal Dietitian.
This is a rewarding leadership role providing clinical, professional and operational leadership for the Paediatric and Neonatal Dietetic Service. You will lead the delivery and continued development of a high-quality, evidence-based service for infants, children and young people across both inpatient and outpatient settings, including specialist services for neonates, home enteral feeding, metabolic conditions, renal disease and gastroenterology.
The successful candidate will be an expert practitioner with advanced clinical skills and experience in managing children with highly complex nutritional needs. You will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, influencing service development, supporting quality improvement initiatives and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop leadership skills while working within a supportive, forward-thinking Dietetic Department and wider Children's Services team.
If you are a motivated and experienced paediatric dietitian looking for your next leadership challenge, we would love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
To deliver and lead highly specialist paediatric dietetic services for children and young people with complex nutritional needs, providing expert clinical management, strategic service development and multidisciplinary leadership. The postholder will support integrated, evidence based and family centered care aligned with national neonatal, paediatric, NHS and allied health professional priorities, including quality improvement such as reducing inequalities.
About us
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work.
We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.
We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation.
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Job Description for Highly Specialist Team Lead Paediatric Dietitian
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Supporting Documents
Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Awareness Essential
Knowledge of Health & Safety Knowledge of confidentiality
Qualifications Essential
BSc Hon in Dietetics or equivalent and evidence of working at Masters level. Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Evidence of CPD in accordance with HCPC guidelines Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Desirable
Evidence of other post-registration education & training e.g. Paediatric Dietetic Modules, Clinical Supervisory Skills course.
Skills and abilities Essential
Demonstrate excellent time management skills Can demonstrate good written & verbal communication skills Able to plan, deliver & evaluate training/education programmes to student dietitians, students from other disciplines & a variety of NHS & non-NHS staff groups Skilled in behavioural change and counseling techniques Computer literate e.g. Lorenzo, ICE, Digital Dictation, Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Experience Essential
Significant post registration clinical experience which must include experience of working with paediatrics Experience of multi-disciplinary team/agency working Experience of leading and managing a team Experience of teaching and presentations to a range of Health Professionals Experience of initiating and contributing to audit or research
Desirable
Experience of training student dietitians
Values Essential
Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work
Other Factors Essential
Clean driving licence Car owner and driver
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pogmoor Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)