Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in Paediatric Dietetics to join our dynamic and innovative Paediatric Dietetic Service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
This is an exciting and varied role that combines direct patient care, education, service development and administrative responsibilities.
Working within agreed competencies, protocols and supervision arrangements, you will:
Manage a delegated caseload of paediatric patients.
Undertake nutritional assessments including dietary history taking, growth monitoring and anthropometric measurements.
Support children requiring oral nutritional supplements, specialist feeds and home enteral tube feeding.
Provide dietary education and practical support to children, young people and their families.
Conduct face-to-face and telephone follow-up reviews.
Support discharge planning and community transition for patients with nutritional needs.
Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects and service development initiatives.
Assist in the organisation of clinics, patient databases and stock management.
Deliver training and education sessions to patients, families and healthcare colleagues.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop advanced clinical support skills within a specialist paediatric setting.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Practitioner will work as part of the Paediatric Dietetic Team to support the delivery of high-quality nutritional care to infants, children and young people. Working within agreed competencies, frameworks and protocols, the post holder will independently undertake delegated clinical activities, manage a defined caseload, monitor nutritional interventions, provide education to patients and carers, and contribute to service development. The role will support the delivery of Dietetic services across inpatient and outpatient settings and act as a key link between patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with and communicating with general public.
- Experience working within a healthcare environment.
- Experience supporting children, young people and families.
- Experience undertaking patient-facing clinical tasks.
- Experience maintaining patient records and databases.
Desirable
- Dietetic support worker/ assistant or similar.
- Experience within paediatric services.
- Experience supporting nutritional support or enteral feeding pathways.
- Experience leading audits or quality improvement projects.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to gather and process information.
- Able to write simple reports and produce simple written resources.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative.
- Ability to work on own initiative and in a team.
- Can manage time and work to action plans and deadlines.
- The ability to recognize difficulties and problem solve.
- Strong IT skills including the ability to use electronic patient notes and all Microsoft 365 office applications including strong Excel skills.
- The ability to lift and handle objects e.g. nutritional feeds up to 10Kg in weight.
- Ability to work with unwell patients. Sensitive, supportive and empathetic towards distress.
- Ability to organise and manage a delegated caseload.
- Ability to deliver education and training sessions.
- Effective communication with children, families and healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- Audit and project work skills.
- Presentation and teaching experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Mathematics Grade 4 or above.
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent healthcare qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Food Hygiene Course
- Assistant Practitioner qualification/Foundation Degree.
- Nutritional Support or Enteral Feeding training.
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 26 August 2026
