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Paediatric Dietician - Diabetes
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 409-8014041
Job summary
Paediatric Dietician, Band 7 (17 hours per week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self motivated Advanced Paediatric Dietician to join our Diabetes team at Ormskirk Hospital. Part of Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust. A number of hours will be allocated to support children with Eating Disorders on the Children's Ward.
If you are a motivated,flexible and forward-thinking experienced Paediatric Dietician who is ready to advance their professional and clinical development in a more senior role we would love to hear from you.
The team is based at the hospital and provides a comprehensive service to children with Diabetes on the Paediatric Ward, Out patient Department and at home.
UK driving licence and access to a car are required for this post.
Main duties of the job
- To lead the dietetic service and provide a high quality, evidence based up to date nutrition and dietetic service to highly specialised clinical areas of paediatrics including diabetes requiring an advanced level of knowledge, skills and experience at a range of locations in Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospitals including in-patients, dietetic out-patients, dietetic community clinics as well as MDT clinics.
- To lead policy development, education and training of other health professionals on matters of child nutrition
- To work as a member of the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team to develop and enhance the dietetic service for paediatric patients with diabetes in line with tariff arrangements
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Details
Date posted
02 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
409-8014041
Job locations
Ormskirk Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 1st October 2026
Closing Date: 14th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: 15th October 2026
Proposed Interview date: w/c 26th October 2026
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 1st October 2026
Closing Date: 14th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: 15th October 2026
Proposed Interview date: w/c 26th October 2026
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Post graduate qualification in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Post graduate diploma/MSc or evidence of relevant post graduate courses in Paediatrics e.g. BDA Paediatric group modules, Diabetes
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Fieldwork Educator/Clinical Educator Course
Values
Essential
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Clinical paediatric experience to include Diabetes
- Working as part of a multi-professional team
- Membership/participant of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Awareness of up to date NHS issues, Clinical Governance and its application within dietetics
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to share information
- Case conference experience
- Ability to work autonomously and with the MDT
- Time, prioritisation and self-management skills
- Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner
- Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and able to problem solve and make decisions
- To demonstrate reflective practice
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy in a variety of situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Post graduate qualification in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Post graduate diploma/MSc or evidence of relevant post graduate courses in Paediatrics e.g. BDA Paediatric group modules, Diabetes
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Fieldwork Educator/Clinical Educator Course
Values
Essential
- We are kind
- We are open
- We are inclusive
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Clinical paediatric experience to include Diabetes
- Working as part of a multi-professional team
- Membership/participant of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Awareness of up to date NHS issues, Clinical Governance and its application within dietetics
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to share information
- Case conference experience
- Ability to work autonomously and with the MDT
- Time, prioritisation and self-management skills
- Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner
- Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and able to problem solve and make decisions
- To demonstrate reflective practice
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy in a variety of situations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ormskirk Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ormskirk Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)