Lead Childrens Dietitian

Do you want the exciting opportunity to jointly lead the paediatric team in First Dietitians? First Community Health and Care are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to lead the childrens team of dietitians (3 x Band 6 dietitians and dietetic assistant support)

Join our friendly team of 19 dietitians, dietetic assistants and administrators delivering adult and childrens services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills and clinical skills covering nutrition support, tube feeding and more complex special needs. This role will also line manage others in the paediatric team and support students.

You will support the team to continue to deliver excellent patient care based on the needs of the local community. The post holder will be supported by the service lead to jointly formulate the operational delivery plans and strategic direction of the service in line with First Communitys objectives. This is a great opportunity to jointly lead and develop the childrens dietetic service with a friendly, supportive and innovative team of dietitians.

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Main duties of the job

You will manage a caseload of complex HEF patients, providing specialist nutritional assessment, support, and ongoing monitoring in the community setting. You will have regular general clinics and clinics in special schools.

You will work as a part of a friendly, patient focused multiagency team (including community paediatricians, acute paediatricians, community nurses, SLT, school nurses, health visitors etc) and have regular liaison with tertiary centres, special schools and social care.

You will have children under safeguarding plans and be a part of the core groups and multiagency support networks managing these cases.

We run different parent education groups for conditions such as complex feeding/ARFID and cows milk protein allergy that you will be involved in delivering.

You will line manage a Band 6 paediatric dietitian and/or Dietetic Assistant offering supervision and guidance as needed.

The dietetic team undertakes regular student placements from different universities, and they all spend some time in the paediatric team.

Reviewing and developing the service to meet the needs of the local population and in line with the service objectives.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship is not available for all vacancies. Decisions regarding this will be based on capacity, allocations available, funding arrangements & immigration requirements. If sponsorship cannot be provided for a vacancy, applicants who require sponsorship to undertake the role may not be shortlisted.

First Community is a staff-owned social enterprise, rated Good by the CQC, providing NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for people who share our values: First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value.

Recognised as one of the country's leading community healthcare employers in the 2025 NHS Staff Survey, First Community offers a supportive workplace where everyone has a voice and opportunities to develop their full potential.

We offer: NHS terms and conditions, excellent training and development, flexible working, NHS pension, flexible retirement options, and a range of employee benefits.

If you need flexibility, please talk to us when you apply or at interview. We will consider all requests carefully and accommodate them where possible, depending on the role.