To be the named lead for, and to provide a highly specialist dietetic service to children referred to the Tameside Paediatric Dietetic service for home enteral feeding and diabetes. To undertake highly specialist assessments, diagnosis and treatment for children in these areas.
To work collaboratively with partner agencies and other health services.
To support other members of the paediatric dietetic team with clinical supervision and clinical leadership.
To be the named lead for two specialist areas of the service and to devise and implement appropriate clinical guidelines and patient pathways related to these areas. To contribute to the development of policies and procedures, which will impact on other professionals working in children’s services.
To be the main point of contact for professionals within these specialist areas.
To identify and undertake audits, research projects and quality improvement projects to enhance/improve clinical practice. To make recommendations to the Team Leader for changes to practice. Implement specific changes to practice where agreed with the Team Leader. To lead others in this work as agreed with the Team Leader.
To provide Dietetic assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children with diabetes and/or enteral feeding in a variety of settings including nurseries, schools, special schools, hospital, the child’s home, in dietetic clinics and MDT clinics, using a combination of face-to-face and virtual appointments.
To independently manage a caseload of clients, using evidence based/client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Please refer the Job description for details