SPECIALIST PAEDIATRIC DIETITIAN BAND 7

Job Description:

• To manage a complex dietetic caseload of paediatric patients within the community setting.
• To undertake comprehensive dietetic assessments and nutritional counselling with children, young people and their families/carers.
• Provide leadership to the paediatric dietetic team.
• Be responsible for supervision and annual performance review of junior dietetic staff.
• To contribute to service development, to develop of evidence-based policy and guidelines and to participate in audit and research.
• To provide a high-quality evidence-based service to clients presenting in Primary Care (General Practice) with diet-related and long-term conditions.
• To provide comprehensive assessment and therapeutic dietetic care to clients in Primary Care (General Practice), but this may include a range of venues across the City such as community clinics, clients own homes, schools, respite units and other residential settings.
• To act as a source of clinical expertise, advice and guidance for the multidisciplinary Primary Care team, clients and carers.
• To work as an integral member of the Primary Care multidisciplinary team in General Practice and to develop this new role appropriately.
• To raise nutritional awareness and promote the benefits of Dietetic services with respect to a wide range of diet-related conditions both within and outside of the organization.
• To work closely with the Clinical Dietetic Team Leaders in supporting the comprehensive service delivery and clinical practice within the Primary Care dietetic service.