Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary

Due to maternity leave we have an exciting opportunity for someone to continue developing their paediatric experience as part of our large friendly team at King's for a nine month, fixed term secondment cover

This post provides a comprehensive service to our general medical and surgical inpatients with two out patient clinics per week at our Denmark Hill site.

Please feel free to call the team lead (see contact information) for an informal discussion around this post. We are always happy to speak to candidates informally in confidence.

Main duties of the job

Assessment, treatment and timely discharge planning of a complex caseload of infants and children

There will be opportunities to gain experience/shadowing in specialist areas such as CF, allergy, neuro, crit care, neonates and liver/gastro.

We are large friendly team team with superb retention rates, and you will be supported to continue with CPD and audit.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Development, application and dissemination of expertise

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of work in compliance with the ethical code of practice set out by the Health and Care Professions Council.

To work with the dietetic and multidisciplinary teams to formulate and deliver individual dietetic treatment plans for patients based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, critical thinking, reasoning skills and knowledge of a wide range of dietetic treatments.

Contribute to the local development and delivery of structured education programmes.

Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment regimens as required.

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.

Work within Trust clinical guidelines and to have good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor quality of practice as appropriate.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards of practice.

Timely assessment, treatment, and monitoring of nutritionally vulnerable infants and children with complex medical needs.

Please read the job description for further details.

About the employer

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.