Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian - Haematology | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced paediatric dietitian to join the paediatric dietetic team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The service sits within the wider Children's Therapy Team, offering the benefits of working alongside and being supported and managed by a broader allied health professional team. The post will provide specialist dietetic input to the paediatric haematology and bone marrow transplantation service based at St Mary's Hospital, which cares for children with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and rare red cell disorders and acts as the central hub for North West London through the Paediatric Imperial Red Cell Network and close working with the West London Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre. This newly funded part-time Band 7 post (0.7 WTE) will support the delivery and development of the dietetic service across inpatient and outpatient pathways. The role will also contribute to the care of children and young people undergoing bone marrow transplantation, including innovative gene editing transplant pathways, in close collaboration with the Clinical Lead Dietitian for BMT/haematology and the wider paediatric dietetic team. You will provide specialist nutritional assessment and management for children and young people with haemoglobinopathies and bone marrow failure syndromes, including support with oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition.

• Providing a high-quality specialist dietetic service to children and young people within paediatric haematology, haemoglobinopathy and bone marrow transplant pathways - including innovative gene editing pathways across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Assessing and managing patients with complex nutritional needs, including oral nutritional support, enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition.
• Working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert dietetic advice to medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues, and contributing to specialist clinics and ward-based care.
• Supporting the Clinical Specialist Dietitian in the development of clinical pathways, guidelines, audit, quality improvement and wider service development activity.
• Contributing to service evaluation, research activity and the continued development of an evidence-based dietetic service within paediatric haematology and BMT.
• Providing education and training to patients, families, students and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Playing an active role in the paediatric student training programme and supporting supervision, learning and development within the wider paediatric dietetic team.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..