Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AHP161-1025
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Serennu children's centre
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Band 6
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to expand their knowledge and skills in paediatrics. The post holder will work within the Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Team as well as cover general paediatric clinics and group sessions across the healthboard.
We are looking for someone who is passionate and enthusiastic about paediatrics and has ideally gained experience in this specialist area. Experience in other specialist areas will also be considered.
The Aneurin Bevan paediatric team is a dynamic, highly specialised team of dietitians and supported by dedicated paediatric support workers and admin support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be have the opportunity to work in a range of locations across Aneurin Bevan including Serennu Children’s centre. As well as a home enteral feeding caseload, they will be responsible for general paediatric dietetic outpatient clinics and will have the opportunity to deliver group education to families.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical duties will include:
- Managing a caseload of children requiring enteral feeding
- Assessments of growth and nutritional needs and modifications of feeding regimes to meet requirements
- Joint home visits/assessments with speech and language therapy colleagues and home enteral feeding nurses to children with complex needs
- Supporting families with the provision of blended diet in the home and school environment
- Liaising with schools and education to support a child’s nutritional needs in school
- Working alongside a wider MDT team to meet a child’s needs
- Provision of a regular general paediatric dietetic outpatient clinic
- Provision of a regular clinic for children with complex and specialist needs
- As required involvement in complex care and safeguarding issues- with support as required
The postholder needs to be enthusiastic and passionate about paediatric dietetics and demonstrate that they are keen to learn and are able to work independently when required but also recognise their scope of practice and need to seek further advice and supervision.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a strong interest in paediatric dietetics
- Passionate and enthusiastic about paediatric dietetics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing paediatric patients
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Dietetics degree or Post graduate diploma or masters in Dietetics
- HCPC registration as a dietitian
Desirable criteria
- Completion of masters level paediatric dietetic training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Baker
- Job title
- Paediatric dietetic manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 234288
- Additional information
Hannah Hughes
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