Job overview

Are you an experienced dietitian looking to take the next step in your paediatric career?

The Paediatric Dietetic Team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has an exciting Band 6 opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian who is passionate about working with children and young people.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build your confidence and expertise in general paediatrics while gaining exposure to a wide range of specialist areas. We are looking for a dietitian with post-registration NHS experience who is keen to develop their paediatric skills as part of a welcoming, experienced and supportive team.

Our team of more than 20 paediatric dietitians and dietetic assistants provides inpatient and outpatient care and works closely with a wide range of multidisciplinary teams. Our specialist services include NICU, SCBU, PICU, ketogenic dietary therapy, gastroenterology, obesity, oncology, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, allergy, home enteral feeding, eating disorders and home parenteral nutrition, alongside general paediatric services.

It is an exciting time to join paediatrics at CUH. Work on the Cambridge Children’s Hospital began in 2024, with plans to bring together physical and mental healthcare alongside research. Join us and develop your paediatric career as these exciting plans take shape.

Main duties of the job

To act as part of the dietetic team and in conjunction with existing paediatric dietitians provide specialist dietetic services to the Addenbrooke’s Children’s Services and other external agencies and hospitals as appropriate.

To work within a multi professional framework and contribute to a first class service through evidence based clinical practice, management, education, research and audit. To set and work toward individual and team objectives that reflect corporate plans and work within the clinical governance framework.

You will be supported and supervised by a Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian and will work alongside experienced dietitians across our specialist services, giving you plenty of opportunity to learn, develop and broaden your clinical experience.

Development is very important to us as a team. We offer regular CPD sessions, clinical supervision, tutorials, shadowing opportunities, specialist skills passports and dedicated Band 6 paediatric dietetic competencies. We also have an active role in student training alongside the wider Dietetic Department.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.