About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to join our dynamic and friendly paediatric dietetic team within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
As one of the UK's largest teaching hospital trusts, Imperial offers a stimulating environment where innovation, education, and high-quality patient care are at the heart of everything we do.
In this rotational role, you will provide a specialist paediatric dietetic service across both inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with our Clinical Lead Dietitians and wider multidisciplinary teams. You will support the nutritional management of children and young people with a range of complex medical conditions, demonstrating sound clinical judgement and evidence-based practice.
This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise across a variety of paediatric specialties, with structured support, supervision, and opportunities for professional development within a forward-thinking and collaborative team.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide dietetic support across a broad range of general paediatric inpatient and outpatient services, working closely with our specialist teams in areas such as paediatric intensive care, allergy, neonates, infectious diseases, HIV, haematology and bone marrow transplantation. You'll also play a key role in liaising with community services to support children with complex home enteral feeding needs, ensuring seamless, high-quality care across hospital and home settings. This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop and expand your clinical expertise within paediatric dietetics. You will receive structured support and training across a range of paediatric specialties, including complex food allergies, diabetes, and, where appropriate, parenteral nutrition. You'll gain hands-on experience managing complex enteral tube feeding, working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team to optimise nutritional care for children with diverse needs. In addition to clinical work, you'll have opportunities to contribute to local audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement projects, supporting ongoing service development and innovation.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
Recognised Degree and/or postgraduate diploma HCPC registered (Dietitian). Evidence of ongoing CPD. Supervisory skills training
Desirable
BDA Paediatric Modules 1-5 Attended recognised paediatric study days
Experience Essential
Recent post graduate dietetic experience or equivalent and to also include experience in an acute setting Evidence of paediatric workplace shadowing Experience of being involved in audit. Experience of clinical supervision of students
Desirable
Experience of working in paediatric dietetics
Skills Essential
Nutritional assessment techniques. Use of dietary assessment software Computer literacy including email, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
Behaviour change knowledge and skills
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address St Mary's Hospital
London
W12 0HS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)