Specialist Paediatric Dietitian | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Crawley Hill, Surrey Heath

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Crawley Hill, Surrey Heath

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 27 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6db92dbe8e9c428d99880daf971b34fb

Full Job Description

Frimley Health Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and proactive Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to work closely with a specialist multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to set up a new nationally funded obesity CEW (Complications from Extreme Weight) service for paediatrics. This is an exciting opportunity to be innovative in service development andpart of a dynamic and supportive MDT to provide holistic care and a comprehensive service to the local population. You will be responsible for assessing the health and wellbeing of children and young people referred to the service and provide specific nutritional advice to assist in their health goals. You should have excellent communication skills, experience of using behavioural and motivational techniques to facilitate change, and be able to adapt your approach to meet the needs of the individual child/young person.Above all you must be passionate about working with children and young people, using innovation to make positive changes. The post will have funding for one-year fixed term, for 2 days a week, to work in a cross-site capacity to initiate and set up the dietetic service.Thursday working will be required to attend specialist MDT clinics, and travel will be required for clinic attendance.

  • Plan and provide evidence-based highly specialist dietetic assessment, management and treatment of patients in the CEW Service for children and young people, based on national and local priorities within the framework of clinical governance.
  • Work with children, young people and their families in obesity focused out-patient clinics.
  • Use behavioural and motivational techniques to facilitate positive change and provide individualise holistic care plans.
  • Be innovative in your approach to patient care and service delivery, whilst being part of the dynamic MDT developing service.
  • Scope to develop new dietetic service and approaches to weight management.
  • Contribute to establishing patient care pathways; developing and adapting resources as appropriate.
  • Work closely with the paediatric CEW MDT, contributing to MDT care planning and decision making.
  • Complete patient data and measure clinical outcomes.
  • Collect and act on patient and parent/carer feedback.
  • Contribute to audits, research and specific projects within speciality.
  • Act as a source of expertise to healthcare professionals, dietitians and others within the Frimley ICS.
  • Contribute to relevant activities involved in the provision of this specialised service such as regional and national meetings, audit and research.
  • Liaise with the national CEW programme as required for governance, shared learning and development purposes.

    Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
  • Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

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