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Specialist Community Dietitian - PaediatricsBand 6Main area Dietetics - Community Services- PaediatricsIf you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.Grade Band 6Contract PermanentHours Full time - 37.5 hours per weekJob ref 350-CC6843698Site Whiston Primary Care and Resource CentreTown PrescotSalary 37,338 - 44,962 per annumSalary period YearlyClosing 19/01/2025 23:59Interview date 30/01/2025Job overviewAre you a Dietitian who has a passion for Paediatrics? If you have not worked in Paediatrics before, you will be fully supported with relevant learning and development opportunities. The trust also has an in-house leadership programme for your leadership development.With this being a new post, this is an exciting time to join a growing team and shape the Paediatric services for the future in the St Helens and Knowsley region. You will contribute to the development of the service, with a focus on patient experience, quality and evidenced based practice.The St Helens and Knowsley Dietetics team is a friendly, supportive and integrated team of 14 Community Dietitians and Assistants. You will join a Paediatric Dietetic team of 1 Band 7 Highly Specialist Dietitian, Band 6 Specialist Dietitian and a Dietetic assistant manage a caseload of community outpatient clinics, group sessions, virtual and domiciliary appointments.The post is based at Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre in Prescot with hybrid working considered. Please do not hesitate to contact the team if you are interested and would like to discuss the role further.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide Dietetic treatment for paediatrics based in community settings with an emphasis on faltering growth, fussy eating, nutrition support and home enteral tube feeding, cows milk protein allergy, other allergies and general clinics.The successful candidate will manage a caseload along with the other specialist dietitians and be supported by the highly specialist Paediatric lead. You will have the opportunity to consolidate and develop clinical skills needed to manage nutritionally complex patients requiring both enteral and oral nutrition support.You will help with triaging referrals and be able to be involved in key projects and service developments within the team.Working for our organisationMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.At the heart of all we do is our commitment to perfect care care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesProvide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team.Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients.Contribute to working groups across Mersey Care.Attend quarterly home enteral feeding contract meetings.Have line management responsibility for the team.Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.Manage a caseload of complex oral nutrition support and home enteral feeding patients.Assess patient/client conditions and develop individualised care plans.Ensure that all clinical activity provided by the team reflects the core objectives of health promotion.Participate in audits and research, as required.Monitor and ensure that the quality of the patient care delivered by the team is evidenced based and supported by best practice.Person specificationQualificationsBSc. Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with postgraduate diploma in DieteticsCurrent Health and Care Professions Council Registration for DieteticsFull member of the British Dietetic AssociationCompletion of parenteral and enteral nutrition group (PENG) courseManagement and clinical leadership course or qualificationKnowledge / ExperienceExperience of successful multi-agency workingDemonstrable experience in relevant area of practiceEvidence of CPD/Short coursesUnderstanding of partnership workingManagement and clinical leadership experienceSkillsExcellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skillsAbility to travel to work across boundariesSelf-management and motivation skillsIT literateEmployer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS WITH MERSEY CAREAt Mersey Care, our commitment to perfect care lies at the heart of everything we do.#J-18808-Ljbffr