Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about paediatric dietetics and looking for an opportunity to develop your specialist skills?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to join our friendly paediatric dietetic team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with babies, children and young people across our paediatric inpatient and outpatient services. You will manage your own caseload, including children with complex needs, working closely with families and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence based and individual nutritional care.

You will be joining service where dietitians are valued members of the paediatric MDT and where there are opportunities to develop your clinical expertise while also contributing to education, quality improvement and the continuing development of our paediatric services.

What will the role involve?

As a Band 6 paediatric dietitian you will work autonomously, while being supported by the Paediatric Team Lead Dietitian and the wider dietetic team.

You will be committed to evidence based practice and continuing professional development, and enthusiastic about contributing ideas to improve the service.

You will be joining a supportive dietetic service with opportunities to develop your paediatric knowledge and skills, and to make a real difference to the care of children and their families.

Interviews will be on 5th October

Main duties of the job

• To work as an experienced autonomous practitioner to provide a high standard of patient focused care through specialised assessment of infants and babies with enteral feeding needs, gastrointestinal conditions, nutritional deficiencies, restrictive eating/feeding difficulties or other specialist paediatric conditions.
• To plan and deliver a high-quality service to babies and children, and their families/carers.
• To participate in student training, supervision and assessment.
• To contribute to the therapy clinical governance agenda to improve the quality of the paediatric service.
• To contribute to the planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the paediatric dietetic service, working with the Paediatric Team Lead to identify and implement improvements.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient/client care:

Toindependently manage a defined caseload of paediatric inpatients andoutpatients, including children with complex nutritional needs

Toundertake comprehensive nutritional assessment

Toasses and manage malnutrition, faltering growth and other complex nutritionalproblems within the post holders scope of practice

Tobe professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice,including the management of patients receiving treatment

Tofunction as an autonomous practitioner, working within codes of practice andprofessional guidelines when providing advice to patients on therapeutic diets

Touse clinical judgement and work in partnership with parents with formulatingcare plans for home

Toaccept clinical responsibility for own caseload of patients and organise thiseffectively

Toprioritise caseload of inpatients and to ensure timely dietetic intervention

Toprovide specialist advice individually tailored to meet the needs of thechildren and families in the paediatric unit

Toinvolve parents/guardians in decision- making for their treatment

Incollaboration with the Team Lead Paediatric Dietitian formulate and updateparent information sheets, specific topics foruse by dietitians and other healthcare professionals to ensure information isevidence based

Incollaboration with Team Lead Paediatric dietitian develop and implementnutrition and dietetic guidelines in clinical areas based on current bestpractice

Toclinically supervise junior colleagues, assistants and students on placement andto provide peer support to Band 6 colleagues

Toco-ordinate a safe and effective discharge/transfer of patients from hospital; organisingfor equipment and feed to be delivered for those who need to continue on anenteral feed after discharge

Toattend team meetings and participate in on-going development of the service

Toprovide and promote a quality nutrition and dietetic service within availableresources

Toensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times

Todeliver staff and parent group education sessions

1.Professionspecific clinical duties

To provide specialist dietetic expertise to staff andnutritional advice to patients on the paediatric unit

2.Communications

Toengage with parents and MDT in treatment planning decisions

Toformulate a treatment plan jointly with the patient/parent/guardian, providingwritten information where appropriate

Tocommunicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, parents and guardiansregarding the dietetic component of care, to ensure a seamless service

Tomaintain accurate documentation on-going patient care, including phone contactsin accordance with professional standards

Toensure patients are given dietitian's name and telephone contact

Tocommunicate with healthcare professionals in implementing Trust wide nutritionrelated policies

Toliaise closely with dietitians and health care professionals in other hospitalswhenever there is a transfer of patient's care or shared care

Towork with healthcare professionals to help improve dietetic care and patientexperience

Touse computer skills to produce and retrieve clinical information, tocommunicate to colleagues. and for presentations

3.Education andTraining

Tomaintain own clinical professional development by a variety of means e.g.attending postgraduate training courses, journal reviews in order to maintainup to date clinical knowledge

To act as a source of dietetic expertise andprovide up to date information in specialist areas

To educate and update health care professionalson topics linked to paediatric nutrition

To disseminate and implement British DieteticAssociation specialist statements

Toparticipate in staff appraisal scheme as both appraiser and appraisee

Tobe appraised annually and agree objectives for the year and a personaldevelopment plan taking into account personal objectives with regards toeducation and development and Trust objectives including management and serviceissues

Toattend study days linked to clinical supervisory skills and student training

Toassist with the student training programme in the department, acting asclinical educator

Tobe responsible for teaching dietetic students to graduate level on dieteticskills and knowledge within core clinical areas

Togive tutorials on clinical topics to students and colleagues

Tosupervise and guide junior staff to deliver a high standard of clinical care

Tocontribute to multidisciplinary training programmes linked to nutrition in theTrust and occasionally to external organisations

Toparticipate in paediatric training sessions to educate and update health careprofessionals in the Trust on nutrition related topics e.g. to Nutrition LinkNurses, medical students

Tocontinually reflect on own practice and improve quality of care throughinnovative ideas

Toparticipate in the induction and integration of new staff and students

Tocontinually reflect on own practice and participate in peer review

4.Organisation andManagement

Toprioritise workload and manage own patient caseload

Tomonitor number of contacts received each month and audit to help develop aneffective dietetic service

Toassist in managing the service within the resource allocation, reviewing andmodifying work practices to maximise effectiveness

Tohelp review the paediatric referral criteria for dietetic input and assist inthe management of the workload

Tocontribute to the pro-active monitoring and review of the nutrition &dietetics service

Toprovide statistical information regarding workload as required for managerialpurposes

Toimplement a system for monitoring to maintain an adequate stock of diet sheets

Toassist the paediatric lead dietitian in the resolution of service and clinicalcomplaints through investigation, review and practice change where indicated

Toparticipate in paediatric service development projects

5.ClinicalGovernance

Toallocate time to implement clinical governance projects linked to CPD

Tocontribute to resource development in department e.g., presentations onnutrition related topics, nutrition related articles & developing trainingaids

Incollaboration with the paediatric lead dietitian update diet sheets andguidelines by researching evidence-based practice

Tocollate comments and update departmental policies and procedures to ensure theyare evidence-based

Tocontribute to the implementation of clinical governance in the department

Toparticipate in events linked to promoting dietetics in the Acute Trust

Toundertake literature search/article critique and present findings atdepartmental meetings

Tocarry out clinical audit and present results to promote evidence-basedpractice

6. NonClinical

Todemonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk managementand their application to work situation

Toimplement Health & Safety in the workplace by maintaining a safeenvironment for patients, staff and visitors at all times

Totake responsibility for evaluation and avoidance of risk within department

Toact immediately to rectify unsafe practices

Toreport adverse incidents to staff, patients or any other person according toTrust policy

Toattend mandatory training ensuring there is adequate cover for clinical work

Toadhere to all Trust and departmental policies and other statutory requirementssuch as Infection Control

Torecognize safeguarding concerns, contribute to safeguarding assessments and toshare safeguarding information appropriately and escalate concerns in line withthe Trust policy

7.Leadership andService Development

Tohelp with recruitment and selection of dietitians

Toassist with reviewing services provided, identify opportunities, and makerecommendations

Toparticipate in meetings and maintain good communication levels withindepartment

Toactively contribute towards innovation and improvement of services

Touphold professional and Trust values and ethics

Tocommunicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, AHPsand colleagues in other agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinatedmultidisciplinary service

Tobuild and maintain relationships between areas or departments

Tocollect data to produce relevant statistical information on servicedelivery

Toevaluate where clinical improvement is required, initiating and reviewingchange as appropriate

8.Professional

Tomaintain Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration, adhering to theStandards of Conduct Performance and Ethics

Towork within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) code of conduct

Toprovide high quality evidence based service by researching dieteticinformation

Toundertake dietetic audits and surveys

Tomaintain a professional attitude at all times promoting the role of theDietitian in the best interest of the patients and profession

Totake personal responsibility for the updating of professional skills anddevelopments within the profession by attending relevant study days, literaturereview and implementing CPD

Tobe conversant and comply with Trust policies and regulations

Job description
Job responsibilities

Patient/client care:

Toindependently manage a defined caseload of paediatric inpatients andoutpatients, including children with complex nutritional needs

Toundertake comprehensive nutritional assessment

Toasses and manage malnutrition, faltering growth and other complex nutritionalproblems within the post holders scope of practice

Tobe professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of practice,including the management of patients receiving treatment

Tofunction as an autonomous practitioner, working within codes of practice andprofessional guidelines when providing advice to patients on therapeutic diets

Touse clinical judgement and work in partnership with parents with formulatingcare plans for home

Toaccept clinical responsibility for own caseload of patients and organise thiseffectively

Toprioritise caseload of inpatients and to ensure timely dietetic intervention

Toprovide specialist advice individually tailored to meet the needs of thechildren and families in the paediatric unit

Toinvolve parents/guardians in decision- making for their treatment

Incollaboration with the Team Lead Paediatric Dietitian formulate and updateparent information sheets, specific topics foruse by dietitians and other healthcare professionals to ensure information isevidence based

Incollaboration with Team Lead Paediatric dietitian develop and implementnutrition and dietetic guidelines in clinical areas based on current bestpractice

Toclinically supervise junior colleagues, assistants and students on placement andto provide peer support to Band 6 colleagues

Toco-ordinate a safe and effective discharge/transfer of patients from hospital; organisingfor equipment and feed to be delivered for those who need to continue on anenteral feed after discharge

Toattend team meetings and participate in on-going development of the service

Toprovide and promote a quality nutrition and dietetic service within availableresources

Toensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times

Todeliver staff and parent group education sessions

1.Professionspecific clinical duties

To provide specialist dietetic expertise to staff andnutritional advice to patients on the paediatric unit

2.Communications

Toengage with parents and MDT in treatment planning decisions

Toformulate a treatment plan jointly with the patient/parent/guardian, providingwritten information where appropriate

Tocommunicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, parents and guardiansregarding the dietetic component of care, to ensure a seamless service

Tomaintain accurate documentation on-going patient care, including phone contactsin accordance with professional standards

Toensure patients are given dietitian's name and telephone contact

Tocommunicate with healthcare professionals in implementing Trust wide nutritionrelated policies

Toliaise closely with dietitians and health care professionals in other hospitalswhenever there is a transfer of patient's care or shared care

Towork with healthcare professionals to help improve dietetic care and patientexperience

Touse computer skills to produce and retrieve clinical information, tocommunicate to colleagues. and for presentations

3.Education andTraining

Tomaintain own clinical professional development by a variety of means e.g.attending postgraduate training courses, journal reviews in order to maintainup to date clinical knowledge

To act as a source of dietetic expertise andprovide up to date information in specialist areas

To educate and update health care professionalson topics linked to paediatric nutrition

To disseminate and implement British DieteticAssociation specialist statements

Toparticipate in staff appraisal scheme as both appraiser and appraisee

Tobe appraised annually and agree objectives for the year and a personaldevelopment plan taking into account personal objectives with regards toeducation and development and Trust objectives including management and serviceissues

Toattend study days linked to clinical supervisory skills and student training

Toassist with the student training programme in the department, acting asclinical educator

Tobe responsible for teaching dietetic students to graduate level on dieteticskills and knowledge within core clinical areas

Togive tutorials on clinical topics to students and colleagues

Tosupervise and guide junior staff to deliver a high standard of clinical care

Tocontribute to multidisciplinary training programmes linked to nutrition in theTrust and occasionally to external organisations

Toparticipate in paediatric training sessions to educate and update health careprofessionals in the Trust on nutrition related topics e.g. to Nutrition LinkNurses, medical students

Tocontinually reflect on own practice and improve quality of care throughinnovative ideas

Toparticipate in the induction and integration of new staff and students

Tocontinually reflect on own practice and participate in peer review

4.Organisation andManagement

Toprioritise workload and manage own patient caseload

Tomonitor number of contacts received each month and audit to help develop aneffective dietetic service

Toassist in managing the service within the resource allocation, reviewing andmodifying work practices to maximise effectiveness

Tohelp review the paediatric referral criteria for dietetic input and assist inthe management of the workload

Tocontribute to the pro-active monitoring and review of the nutrition &dietetics service

Toprovide statistical information regarding workload as required for managerialpurposes

Toimplement a system for monitoring to maintain an adequate stock of diet sheets

Toassist the paediatric lead dietitian in the resolution of service and clinicalcomplaints through investigation, review and practice change where indicated

Toparticipate in paediatric service development projects

5.ClinicalGovernance

Toallocate time to implement clinical governance projects linked to CPD

Tocontribute to resource development in department e.g., presentations onnutrition related topics, nutrition related articles & developing trainingaids

Incollaboration with the paediatric lead dietitian update diet sheets andguidelines by researching evidence-based practice

Tocollate comments and update departmental policies and procedures to ensure theyare evidence-based

Tocontribute to the implementation of clinical governance in the department

Toparticipate in events linked to promoting dietetics in the Acute Trust

Toundertake literature search/article critique and present findings atdepartmental meetings

Tocarry out clinical audit and present results to promote evidence-basedpractice

6. NonClinical

Todemonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk managementand their application to work situation

Toimplement Health & Safety in the workplace by maintaining a safeenvironment for patients, staff and visitors at all times

Totake responsibility for evaluation and avoidance of risk within department

Toact immediately to rectify unsafe practices

Toreport adverse incidents to staff, patients or any other person according toTrust policy

Toattend mandatory training ensuring there is adequate cover for clinical work

Toadhere to all Trust and departmental policies and other statutory requirementssuch as Infection Control

Torecognize safeguarding concerns, contribute to safeguarding assessments and toshare safeguarding information appropriately and escalate concerns in line withthe Trust policy

7.Leadership andService Development

Tohelp with recruitment and selection of dietitians

Toassist with reviewing services provided, identify opportunities, and makerecommendations

Toparticipate in meetings and maintain good communication levels withindepartment

Toactively contribute towards innovation and improvement of services

Touphold professional and Trust values and ethics

Tocommunicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, AHPsand colleagues in other agencies to ensure the delivery of a coordinatedmultidisciplinary service

Tobuild and maintain relationships between areas or departments

Tocollect data to produce relevant statistical information on servicedelivery

Toevaluate where clinical improvement is required, initiating and reviewingchange as appropriate

8.Professional

Tomaintain Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration, adhering to theStandards of Conduct Performance and Ethics

Towork within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) code of conduct

Toprovide high quality evidence based service by researching dieteticinformation

Toundertake dietetic audits and surveys

Tomaintain a professional attitude at all times promoting the role of theDietitian in the best interest of the patients and profession

Totake personal responsibility for the updating of professional skills anddevelopments within the profession by attending relevant study days, literaturereview and implementing CPD

Tobe conversant and comply with Trust policies and regulations

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration dietetic experience including experience of independently managing and prioritising a clinical caseload, undertaking nutritional assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised dietetic care plans
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of teaching groups of patients and healthcare staff
• Experience of working with parents, carers in the management of paediatric nutritional problems

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice.
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs.
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns
• Autonomous practitioner
• Ability to recognise own professional limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Able to communicate complex nutritional information effectively to children, young people, and their parents/carers, adapting communication to age, developmental stage and individual needs
• Able to work autonomously, while recognising professional limitations and seeking appropriate support when required
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship in team
• Self-motivated
• Relates well to staff and patients
• Caring attitude and empathy
• Professional attitude to routine/non-routine tasks
• Enthusiastic to improve patient care
• Ability to remain calm and in control during busy phases
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to work flexibly to cover service needs
• Able to travel to other hospital sites
• Standard Clauses
• A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS
• All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualifications in Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian recognised by the HCPC
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of a paediatric specialist interest group
• Relevant postgraduate training in paediatric dietetics (e.g. BDA modules or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients.
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students
• Ability to assist with complaints
• Able to accurately undertake and interpret appropriate anthropometric measurements in infants, children and young people
• Knowledge of infant feeding and the nutritional requirements of infants, children and young people
• Knowledge and experience of assessing and managing enteral nutrition in children and young people
• Experience assessing/managing complex paediatric nutritional needs.
• Knowledge of disseminating evidence based practice to health care professionals
• Knowledge of implementing the Clinical Governance Agenda
• resolving patient

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration dietetic experience including experience of independently managing and prioritising a clinical caseload, undertaking nutritional assessment and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised dietetic care plans
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of teaching groups of patients and healthcare staff
• Experience of working with parents, carers in the management of paediatric nutritional problems

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working.
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice.
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs.
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns
• Autonomous practitioner
• Ability to recognise own professional limitations and when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Able to communicate complex nutritional information effectively to children, young people, and their parents/carers, adapting communication to age, developmental stage and individual needs
• Able to work autonomously, while recognising professional limitations and seeking appropriate support when required
• Ability to maintain an effective working relationship in team
• Self-motivated
• Relates well to staff and patients
• Caring attitude and empathy
• Professional attitude to routine/non-routine tasks
• Enthusiastic to improve patient care
• Ability to remain calm and in control during busy phases
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to work flexibly to cover service needs
• Able to travel to other hospital sites
• Standard Clauses
• A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS
• All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualifications in Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian recognised by the HCPC
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Member of a paediatric specialist interest group
• Relevant postgraduate training in paediatric dietetics (e.g. BDA modules or equivalent)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• The ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessment, including interpretation of anthropometric, dietary, biochemical and clinical information
• Evidence of excellent written skills
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working
• Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice
• Experience of assessing/managing paediatric nutritional needs
• Able to work to time schedules to meet clinical needs of patients.
• Ability to implement practice supervision
• Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to carry out audit
• Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to colleagues/patients
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office - Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel for data inputting
• Knowledge of assessing, infants and children to plan their dietetic care
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people and the dietitians responsibilities in recognising, documenting, sharing and escalating concerns

Desirable

• Experience of appraising others
• Worked with both paediatric inpatients and outpatients.
• Involvement in audit
• Experience of developing staff and parent/patient education resources
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and/or supporting the development of junior staff and students
• Ability to assist with complaints
• Able to accurately undertake and interpret appropriate anthropometric measurements in infants, children and young people
• Knowledge of infant feeding and the nutritional requirements of infants, children and young people
• Knowledge and experience of assessing and managing enteral nutrition in children and young people
• Experience assessing/managing complex paediatric nutritional needs.
• Knowledge of disseminating evidence based practice to health care professionals
• Knowledge of implementing the Clinical Governance Agenda
• resolving patient

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

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