Paediatric Dietitian – Home Enteral Feeding - Band 6
Job Type: Temporary / Contract
Location: Remote / Home-based
Band: Band 6
Hours: Full-time/Part-time
Pay Rate: 24.70 PPH on Umbrella
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to join a specialist Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) service supporting babies, children and young adults.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Paediatric Dietitian with experience in paediatric caseload management, enteral feeding and nutritional support, who is confident working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a remote setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist dietetic advice and support to paediatric patients receiving home enteral feeding.
- Assess nutritional needs and develop individualised treatment and care plans.
- Manage complex paediatric nutritional requirements and enteral feeding regimens.
- Provide advice on PEG, NG and PEG/J feeds and specialist paediatric feeds.
- Interpret growth charts, anthropometric measurements, biochemical results and dietary history.
- Provide advice on weaning, thickened fluids, modified texture diets, blended diets and risk feeding.
- Work closely with the wider MDT and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide consultations and clinical support remotely via telephone and digital platforms.
Essential Requirements
- HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition/Dietetics, postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
- Previous paediatric dietetic experience, ideally at Band 5/6 level.
- Experience managing a paediatric caseload.
- Knowledge of enteral feeding and nutritional support, including PEG, NG and PEG/J feeds.
- Experience with specialist paediatric feeds.
Desirable
- Previous Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) experience.
- Community or primary care dietetic experience.
- Experience working with babies, neonates, children and young adults.
- Experience with non-oral feeding.
- Experience providing education, training or supervision.
If you are an HCPC-registered Dietitian with strong paediatric and enteral feeding experience and are interested in a remote opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
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Pay: £24.70 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: Remote
