Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-241FC-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Breightmet Health Centre
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/06/2025
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian Diabetes Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Bolton Foundation Trust are looking for a Highly Specialist Dietitian-Diabetes Lead for Paediatrics. The post sits within the Multidisciplinary Diabetes Team supporting Children and Young People with Diabetes. This is a 0.8WTE band 7 post covering 4 days a week.
Main duties of the job
The main duties are to be the Dietetic Clinical Lead for Diabetes, working at an Advanced level
You will need to be flexible in your working pattern to meet the needs of children and families seen in a variety of settings such as Royal Bolton Hospital, Outpatients, GP surgeries, Health Centres, Start Well Centres, Schools and patient homes. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is able to travel around these sites.
Working for our organisation
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients
At Bolton Foundation Trust, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care, and we are guided by our Trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is supported by our, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the job role in more detail, then please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian with children, young people and families in an acute or community setting.
- Experience of Paediatric Diabetes management.
- Able to travel around the area independently as per role requirement
Desirable criteria
- Masters Module on Diabetes in the Young
- Completion of Band 6 competency framework for Paediatric Dietitians working in Paediatric Diabetes (BDA)
- Attendance at regional CYP Diabetes Network meetings and regional diabetes dietitians meetings
Communication and MDT working
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in multi-disciplinary team working.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with individuals and groups
Desirable criteria
- Member of BDA, including diabetes sub-group.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Calland
- Job title
- Principal Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 462670
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