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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

About

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

We provide general acute hospital services to approximately 500,000 people from Coventry and Rugby and specialist hospital services to over one million people from Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. The Trust has a revenue budget of approximately £473 million, we employ over 10,000 staff, manage 1,380 beds and 32 operating theatres.

The Trust is made up of the following hospitals:
University Hospital Coventry
Hospital of St Cross – Rugby

Contact

Address: University Hospital Coventry; Clifford Bridge Road; Walsgrave; Coventry; West Midlands; CV2 2DX
Contact Number: 02476 96 9192

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Ref: 218-AHP-B8A-8220012 Vacancy ID: 8220012

Paediatric Dietetic Service Lead

Accepting applications until: 07-Sep-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 07-Sep-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Cyfeiriad: Clifford Bridge Road
Tref: Coventry
Cod post: CV2 2DX
Major / Minor Region: Warwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent: 30 hours
Oriau: Part time - 30 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Dietetics

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 21/09/2026

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of children with nutritional and feeding difficulties from 0-16 years and babies within the neonatal service, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective and efficient service.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills to manage a caseload including highly complex and specialist cases, evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement, seeking advice as appropriate.
To develop specific care plans and provide appropriate intervention using specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management.
To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of children with feeding and nutritional difficulties using evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
To work closely with parents/carers and professionals to agree effective management of nutritional issues to support safe and positive feeding development.
To comply with the safeguarding policies of the Trust, ensuring all concerns, incidents and allegations are reported in line with this.
To demonstrate negotiation skills to develop effective working relationships with patients, carers and their families, and contribute to interagency/multi-disciplinary team building, developing effective working relationships with members of the multi disciplinary team, related agencies and colleagues.
To evaluate the outcomes of intervention and demonstrate clinical effectiveness, and by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
To maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with HCPC and BDA professional standards and local trust policies, including assessment results, treatment plans and reporting to source of referral and other appropriate colleagues. Reports will reflect specialist knowledge of diagnosis and individualised management/care plans and be of a high standard.
To contribute to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others’ input around patients’ needs ensuring a well-co-ordinated care plan.
To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This involves maintaining sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients and families, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the patient’s difficulties and implications of the same.
To demonstrate a high degree of empathy, reassurance and sensitivity when communicating, teaching and providing instruction to parents/carers and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
To manage and prioritise own caseload independently, using locally and nationally identified prioritisation systems.
To manage and prioritise own workload, demonstrating an ability to be flexible in day to-day operational activity, including being responsive to unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
To contribute to interagency/multi-disciplinary team building, developing effective working relationships with related agencies and colleagues.
To demonstrate the ability to manage unpleasant situations using effective communication including the application of appropriate management strategies, to manage the emotional consequences in self and others of working with clients with distressing conditions
To assist with the identification of training needs within the team and to contribute to formal and informal teaching and training, both within the profession and with other professionals or voluntary groups.
To develop and support clinical competencies for staff at all levels including band 7
To undertake risk assessments in the designated clinical area, informing the Service lead and Dietetic manager and agreeing and implementing an action plan.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description/Person specification.

We welcome informal enquiries from prospective applicants. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail or arrange a visit to meet the team and learn more about the service before applying, please feel free to get in touch.

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics • HCPC registration • Relevant post graduate master’s level qualification OR equivalent evidence of clinical dietetic development in specialist field • Documented evidence of continuous professional Development related to specialist area • Clinical Supervisory Training (students)

Meini prawf dymunol

• BDA member • Member of relevant BDA specialist interest group • Teaching Qualification • Advanced communication skills training • Presentation skills training • Leadership training • Healthcare assessment module and prescribing (only if role has an identified need for prescribing)

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Significant clinical post graduate dietetic including experience in specialist clinical area • Evidence of managing highly complex situations • Excellent clinical knowledge of the nutritional management of a wide variety of clinical conditions based on current best practice • Experience of leading on group and individual dietetic sessions including preparation, delivery and evaluation • Significant experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team • Experience of supervising, mentoring and appraising colleagues • Can give examples of leading on quality initiatives, audit and / or service improvement work (or research if applicable to post)

Meini prawf dymunol

• Experience of line management • Experience in research

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

• In depth dietetic knowledge in specialist area acquired through degree qualification and continuous professional development • In depth knowledge of national strategy, policy and guidance relevant to post and how they can be applied in planning of services • Knowledge of current issues and research relevant to specialist clinical area • Aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice • Sound knowledge of principles of clinical governance

Meini prawf dymunol

• Post registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Able to communicate with clients using expert dietary counselling, motivational and negotiation skills • Able to anaylse highly complex information and make judgements on dietetic issues • Able to adapt written and oral communication style to meet the needs of various audiences including people from a variety of backgrounds and communication needs without risk of misunderstanding • Keyboard and IT skills to support clinical practice • Flexible approach and willingness to adapt to change • Clinical supervision skills

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience