Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated and compassionate dietitian with a genuine interest in working with children and young people and their families? This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian who has experience in paediatrics to join our friendly team to provide 5 months fixed term maternity cover.
The post holder will work alongside the lead dietitian for paediatrics and other band 6 dietitians as part of the countywide Nutrition and Dietetics team.
The successful candidate will be supported in managing a caseload of outpatient paediatric patients with a variety of conditions, including paediatric home enteral feeding. You will work independently but also as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Proposed Interview : 24th June 2026
The successful candidate will be supported in managing a caseload of outpatient paediatric patients with a variety of conditions, including paediatric home enteral feeding. You will work independently but also as part of a multidisciplinary team.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.
The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.
To work as part of the paediatric dietetic team to deliver a high-quality nutrition and dietetic locality-based service.
To provide specialist dietetic advice, education and support to patients and their carers.
To provide specialist advice, guidance and support to other health care professionals.
To deliver general paediatric outpatient clinics in a variety of community-based locations.
- To plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate group-based education in the community setting for required patient groups.
To manage a caseload of paediatric patients fed via home enteral feeding.
To deliver dietetic clinics at special schools for home enteral feeding patients.
To triage and prioritise patient referrals according to department standard and ensure patients receive appropriate dietetic input in a timely manner.
To deliver group based virtual education sessions.
