Senior Dietitian - Neonatal & Paediatrics

We are delighted to advertise a newly funded post for a Registered Dietitian with interest or experience in paediatrics & neonatology to join our growing paediatric team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with a passion for making a difference in the lives of babies, children and families.

We are a friendly, supportive and dynamic team of of 30 clinical staff with excellent admin support. We pride ourselves on growth and development, and support members of the team to undertake relevant training. We also take students on placement from BCU and Coventry University.

The successful candidate will work in the neonatal intensive care unit, children's ward, outpatient and community settings to deliver a high quality dietetics service to neonates, babies, children and their carers.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

With the team leader the successful candidate will develop, deliver and evaluate the dietetic service to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Your role will include general and specialist paediatric clinics.

You will undertake assessments of babies and children requiring nutrition & dietetic interventions including enteral and parenteral feeding.

This role includes responding to queries from carers, health visitors and GPs, and community visits for children with complex needs, working closely with members of the MDT.

You will support the training & development of student dietitians on clinical placement, apprentice dietitians and junior members of the team.

You will undertake and contribute to projects and audits to ensure continued quality of care and service development.