Band 4 Dietetic Assistant

Job summary

We have an exciting dietetic assistant practitioner post in our friendly oncology dietetic team, working across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital sites. We are made up of a supportive team of oncology dietitians and will help a new post holder to transition into the role. We are contained within a wider department of friendly and supportive dietitians.

This is a part-time (30 hours), 12-month fixed-term post; although part-time hours and flexible working will be considered. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is keen to improve patient outcomes in oncology. The post holder will work with adult patients with any cancer diagnoses, both curative and palliative, including upper GI, ENT, gynae-oncology and hepatobiliary.

We are open to considering flexible working, supporting you to achieve a good work, life balance and high job satisfaction.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic oncology team focusing on achieving excellent nutritional care for people with cancer.

The successful applicant will become an integral member of the dietetic team working to ensure optimal nutritional care for patients as a key determinant of recovery and outcome.

A successful candidate should be an excellent communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. The post holder should be a team player and be prepared to undertake further learning and development to fulfil the scope and requirements of this role. IT skills are required as all notes are completed with electronic records.

Applicants must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as work across all hospital sites will be required. The post holder will be required to work Monday to Friday and will also contribute to the provision of 7 day therapy services at UHB.

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Ruth Quinn on Tel. No 0121 424 2673 or on email ruth.quinn@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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