Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting children and families to live healthier, happier lives? Do you enjoy working closely with parents, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make a real difference in your community? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
At Sutton Health and Care, we’re on a mission to deliver seamless, high-quality care right at the heart of the community. We’re looking for a dedicated Children’s Community Dietitian to join our friendly team at Green Wrythe Clinic.
What makes this role special
1. You’ll be part of a small, supportive team of 3 dietitians.
2. You’ll work closely with our Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists – all based in the same building, so collaboration really is part of daily life.
3. All your clinics are run from Green Wrythe Clinic (no endless travelling around Sutton).
4. Free on-site parking and just a short walk from St Helier Hospital.
5. You’ll have the option of flexible hours (8 to 4, 9 to 5 or something that works for you and the service).
6. Training opportunities at Epsom and St Helier, so you can keep your skills sharp.
Main duties of the job
A typical week might include…
7. Providing dietetic assessment, advice and monitoring for infants with suspected cow’s milk allergy and general paediatrics.
8. Supporting GPs and community teams with expert dietetic advice and ensuring cost-effective prescribing of hypoallergenic milk formulae and supplements.
9. Guiding and supporting families, carers and healthcare professionals across both community and acute settings.
10. Running GP audits and delivering training to GPs, pharmacists, health visitors and other healthcare professionals.
Working for our organisation
Why join us?
This role gives you the autonomy to manage your own caseload, backed up by the support of a close-knit team. You’ll be part of an integrated care model that really does put patients at the centre. We’ll support you with:
11. Ongoing training and CPD opportunities (including ARFID).
12. A collaborative, friendly MDT environment.
13. NHS benefits, discounts and wellbeing support.
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
14. Is HCPC-registered with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
15. Has experience in paediatric nutrition (bonus points if you’ve worked with infants and families in a community setting).
16. Brings excellent communication skills and a person-centred approach.
17. Is confident working independently but enjoys being part of a team.
If you’re excited about using your dietetic skills to improve the lives of children and families, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today – or if you’d like to find out more, meet the team, or arrange an informal visit, please get in touch.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
18. Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
19. HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
20. Post graduate level qualification / training in Dietetics
21. Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
22. Member of a special interest group (e.g. Paediatric Dietetics Groups
Experience
Essential criteria
23. Experience in a range of clinical areas including paediatric nutrition
24. Demonstrable ability to work in partnership with other professionals /agencies in a variety of settings.
Desirable criteria
25. Relevant experience of working with infants and families
26. Experience of working in the community setting
27. Experience of undertaking clinical audit and evaluation
Skills Abillities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
28. Ability to apply Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions.
29. Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
30. Ability to work autonomously
31. Basic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel).
Desirable criteria
32. Knowledge of safeguarding and incident reporting systems (Datix
33. Presentation skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
34. Team player but able to work independently
35. Good time management and organisational skills
36. Confident in relating to a diversity of people and situations.
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: @. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm. ______________________________________________________
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSusheela SababadyJob titlePaediatric DietitianEmail addressTelephone number02082964140