SENIOR SPECIALIST DIETITIAN (Adult & Paediatric PCD and Paediatric CF)

The National Children's PCD Management Service was originally commissioned by NHSE in 2013 across four paediatric respiratory centres in the UK one being Leicester/Birmingham. The specificationfor a multi disciplinary team (MDT) includes dietetic and psychology support.We are looking for a Senior Specialist Dietitian to join dedicated MDT's, working alongside Paediatric &Adult Respiratory Consultants, ENT Surgeon, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists withsupport from physiology and audiology. The majority of the paediatric PCD clinical caseload is deliveredacross Leicester and Birmingham by a dedicated Dietetic Assistant Practitioner who you will line manageand clinically supervise.You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary teams providing a specialist nutrition anddietetic service to PCD and CF children and families. You will lead and develop the LLR and Birminghamregional PCD dietetic service (Paediatric and Adult), collaborating with the national PCD Dietitians withinthe other national centres. You will be responsible for a dietetic clinical care pathway for patients withPCD with defined care packages., You will provide a proactive and co-ordinated dietetic service to outpatients, inpatients, day case patientssupported by digital home monitoring interface with the patients and parents/carers. Excellentcommunication and team working skills are essential along with an understanding of working withpatients with long term respiratory conditions and their families and carers. You will deliver face to faceconsultations at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield Hospital alongside the MDT's. You willrespond to Newborn Screening CF diagnoses alongside the MDT providing support and advise for CFbabies and their families. For the Paediatric CF sessions, you will be supported by and clinicallysupervise a rotational Senior Paediatric Dietitian.You will have a great opportunity to develop clinical leadership skills. You will apply for extended scoperole status in adjustment of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy for children with CF. Support andtraining can be provided for this. There will be a requirement to deliver quality improvement programmeswith measured outcomes for these patient groups.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced paediatric Dietitian to work in our paediatric(0.1wte) and adult (0.1wte) primary ciliary dyskinesia (0.2wte) and paediatric cystic fibrosis (0.5wte)specialities. Have you got solid experience in paediatric dietetics and looking for a clinical leadershipopportunity?

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