Specialist Dietitian - Paediatrics
Closing date: 26 June 2026.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Paediatric Team at Worthing Hospital, providing specialist paediatric care to a varied caseload, including general clinics, inpatient ward cover, and a small caseload of home enterally fed patients.
The vacancy is for 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE).
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist paediatric care across general clinics, inpatient ward cover, and home enterally fed patients.
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings such as discharge meetings and case conferences.
- Educate and supervise junior doctors, health visitors, student dietitians, and other health professionals.
- Participate in departmental projects, service improvements, audits, research, and continuing professional development activities.
We are a research‑active therapy service with strong links to the Trust Research and Innovation Committee and local higher education institutions. We support staff in developing clinical academic careers and offer a professional skills development programme.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we are proud to provide a supportive and inclusive environment that helps staff deliver excellent care. Our organisation is a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran‑Aware Trust.
Job responsibilities
- General dietetic‑led paediatric clinics and group education sessions.
- Paediatric home enteral feeding service; collaborate with the Paediatric Team to manage the department’s caseload of HEF patients and provide in‑reach onto the ward as needed.
- Participate in supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement.
- Support supervision of band 5 dietitians and dietetic support workers.
- Cover clinical workload of other dietitians, e.g. during annual leave.
- Undertake normal activities of the department MDT working, projects, meetings, service developments, audits & research, CPD, developing resources, training other health professionals, and lead or participate in national awareness events.
This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We provide this information at the outset to clarify that we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.If you do not meet the sponsorship requirements, and you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at the time of application.Person Specification
Experience/Qualifications
- Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration – dietitian
- Experience of working in paediatric dietetics
- Relevant other training or qualification (or working towards), e.g. Masters, second relevant degree, leadership course
- Member of BDA or other body conferring professional insurance – full
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
Skills
- Good communication skills in a range of formats and settings – written, teaching, involving carers, MDT working, patients with communication problems, etc.
- Managing patients with complex needs – high medical complexity, MDT working
- Ability to work as a team member including within an MDT
- Experience in the clinical training of student dietitians or other staff
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to confirm no previous convictions.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
