Job description
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An exciting vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Dietitian to work as a Specialist Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. This is a 1-year fixed term maternity leave cover starting in January 2026.
Your base will be Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich. We are looking for a dietitian who is keen to innovate and work together with our acute across site team. You will join a friendly department comprising 45 dietitians across the two Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust hospital sites and Lewisham community.
This post will be the inpatient lead at QEH , covering HDU (4 beds) and sharing the children’s ward with our Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian who you will directly supervise.
The post will also provide 2 outpatients clinic a week, one general and the other consisting of neonatal graduates and the under 1’s. You will be actively involved in training students from the London universities on the 1,2,3 Placement programme.
• Responsible for the 4-bedded HDU.
• Share the children’s ward with the Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian.
• Provide two outpatient clinics a week:
• One general clinic.
• One for children under one year old and Neonatal graduates.
• Actively involved in training students from London universities on the 1,2,3 Placement programme.
• Provide Band 6 Paediatric supervision.
• Participate in audits, service evaluations, and continuous professional development.
• Take a lead in service improvements and developing policies and guidelines.
Lewisham and Greenwich is a very friendly supportive NHS Trust, with a strong focus on staff well being.
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Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations
• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Cooke Job title: Lead Paediatric Dietitian Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0208 333 3314
Sarah Cooke, Lead Paediatric Dietitian
[email protected]
0208 333 3314
