Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Our paediatric team of experienced paediatric dietitians work closely alongside excellent multidisciplinary team members including paediatricians, paediatric specialist nurses and other health care professionals. The team provides both inpatient and outpatient services with a varied and interesting caseload including Allergy, Cystic Fibrosis, Nutrition Support, Diabetes and Neonatal nutrition.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 or Band 6 Dietitian, wanting to develop a career in paediatric dietetics? We are a friendly and dynamic team of Dietitians. This post is a fantastic opportunity to gain further experience, skills and knowledge in paediatrics dietetics. The post holder will be provided with training in any areas they have limited experience.,

• Deliver a high standard of evidence based care
• Have the ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing working patterns
• Have the ability to communicate with children, young people and families as well as professionals in health and children's social care services
• Has good interpersonal skills enabling effective teamwork
• Be confident in their assessment and decision making
• Havean interest in paediatric dietetics and paediatric diabetes.
The post holder will provide care to children on our wards and outpatient clinics. They will also support the specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian in providing care to children and young people with diabetes. The successful applicant will be a good team player who is able to work flexibly with some non-standard hours to meet the needs of our service. We have an excellent staff supervision and appraisal system which supports the development of individuals and their services. We take student Dietitians on Placements and you will have an active role in their training and the supervision of other colleagues. Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme