Paediatric Specialist Dietitian

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Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield seeks a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian to provide nutritional support to children and work alongside a multidisciplinary team. This part-time role offers 22.5 hours per week with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth. Ideal candidates should be qualified dietitians and exhibit strong communication skills. Join a supportive environment focused on care and compassion, contributing positively to young patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Qualified Dietitian with evidence of professional development.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council.
• Experience as a registered dietitian in a specialist area.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional support to children with various conditions.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams for clinics.
• Mentor and support student dietitians.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Confidentiality

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree)

Registered with the Health Professions Council

Job description

Main area Paediatric Dietetics Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Ideal working days Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) Job ref 214-CSTO-7627513

Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/02/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

Join Our Team as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian!

Are you an experienced paediatric dietitian with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families? Here’s an exciting opportunity to be part of our dynamic multi‑professional team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

As a vital member of our team, you’ll work closely with both outpatient and inpatient cases, providing critical nutritional support to children, working in MDT clinics e.g. allergy, coeliac disease and cystic fibrosis. Your expertise in paediatrics will shine as you handle a diverse caseload with confidence and professionalism.

We’re seeking a dietitian with a passion for paediatrics, strong communication skills, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

You’ll have the privilege of working under the guidance of our clinical lead for paediatric dietetics, ensuring valuable mentorship and support. You’ll also regularly engage with our exceptional dietetic team, fostering a collaborative and growth‑oriented environment.

We will accept band 5 applicants who would like to work toward a band 6 and increase their knowledge, skills and experience in paediatric dietetics.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we’re driven by care and compassion. We share a commitment to our trust care values, and you’ll be an essential part of this meaningful journey.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post‑graduate diploma or equivalent).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council.
• Relevant validated course.
• Member of BDA including specialist group.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, non‑verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
• Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multiprofessional teams, building relationships with patients/carers, and other staff.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious.
• Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding.
• Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options.
• Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities.
• Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians.
• Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment.
• Able to use a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes.

Experience

• Experience of working as a registered dietitian.
• Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area.
• Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s.

Contractual Requirements

• Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, supported by team leader/clinical lead and multi‑professional team.
• Able to travel to areas within and beyond the trust if required.
• Flexibility to meet the demands of the service.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Informal visits can be accommodated if required.