Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist Dietitian to join our hepatology and hepatobiliary dietetic service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB). The post holder will provide specialist nutritional care to patients pre and post liver transplant, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and undergoing pancreatic surgery. The service covers both inpatient and outpatient settings. The successful candidate will be the dietetic lead for HPB and post liver transplant patients who are under the care of the QEHB.
The hepatology and hepatobiliary unit is one of the largest in the UK and a leading provider of services, the quality of our care and the extensive knowledge and experience of our specialist team attracts thousands of patients from across the globe. The liver dietetic team consists of band 7s, 6, 5 and 4 which the post holder will jointly lead. The successful individual will take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of a variety of complex patients so the applicant must have significant dietetic experience within a range of specialities including enteral feeding, oral nutritional support, rehabilitation as well as ability to obtain relevant anthropometric measurements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the larger dietetic team at the QEHB of over 60 dietitians covering various specialities. This is a fast paced environment, therefore good leadership and organisational skills are essential to this role. The trust strives to encourage research and innovation and is committed to providing opportunities to encourage professional and personal development. The successful candidate will be supported in having their personal development goals fulfilled.
The post is permanent and full time (37.5 hours) although applications are welcomed for any part time or job share opportunities.
If you have any questions please contact Laura Nicholson (laura.nicholson@uhb.nhs.uk) or Jill Johnson (jill.johnson@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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels
- -Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- -Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- -MSc or equivalent experience e.g., advanced level of clinical practice / relevant postgraduate, professionally accredited courses
Experience
Essential
- -Significant post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
- -Practical skill & in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in relevant specialist field evidenced by a learning portfolio and leading to advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice
- -Significant to substantial postgraduate experience of working in a specialist capacity in multi-disciplinary teams leading to the acquisition of advanced theoretical knowledge and highly developed skills.
- -Experience of training Dietetic students
- -Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas
- - Clinical e.g.
- oaccredited specialist training courses
- oattendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
- oAdvanced Diploma in Dietetic Practice
- oattendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
- -Teaching e.g.
- opresentation skills
- oclinical supervisory skills training for student training
- ocommunication skill training / counselling skills training
- ocognitive behaviour therapy training (CBT)
- -High level of dietetic knowledge gained through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses
- -In depth knowledge of research and audit
- -In depth knowledge of nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools
- -Knowledge and experience of all types of nutritional support
- -Maintains excellent knowledge of clinical developments
- -Requires working knowledge of IT / computer programmes
Desirable
- -Evidence of ongoing regular attendance on post-graduate training courses and clinical development at highly specialist level
- -Evidence of attendance at national conferences
- -Knowledge of the Strategic direction of the Trust
- Experience of teaching professional and patient groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- -Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way
- -Excellent time management
- -Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- -Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition
- -Motivated to develop the service
- -Flexibility in the approach to a day in the knowledge that pressure of demand and throughput of patients will impact on original aims of the day
- -Willingness to travel all sites as required by the job role
- -Work onsite due to the clinical caseload
Desirable
- -Active member of relevant professional groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- -Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels
- -Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- -Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- -MSc or equivalent experience e.g., advanced level of clinical practice / relevant postgraduate, professionally accredited courses
Experience
Essential
- -Significant post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
- -Practical skill & in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in relevant specialist field evidenced by a learning portfolio and leading to advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice
- -Significant to substantial postgraduate experience of working in a specialist capacity in multi-disciplinary teams leading to the acquisition of advanced theoretical knowledge and highly developed skills.
- -Experience of training Dietetic students
- -Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas
- - Clinical e.g.
- oaccredited specialist training courses
- oattendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
- oAdvanced Diploma in Dietetic Practice
- oattendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
- -Teaching e.g.
- opresentation skills
- oclinical supervisory skills training for student training
- ocommunication skill training / counselling skills training
- ocognitive behaviour therapy training (CBT)
- -High level of dietetic knowledge gained through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses
- -In depth knowledge of research and audit
- -In depth knowledge of nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools
- -Knowledge and experience of all types of nutritional support
- -Maintains excellent knowledge of clinical developments
- -Requires working knowledge of IT / computer programmes
Desirable
- -Evidence of ongoing regular attendance on post-graduate training courses and clinical development at highly specialist level
- -Evidence of attendance at national conferences
- -Knowledge of the Strategic direction of the Trust
- Experience of teaching professional and patient groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- -Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way
- -Excellent time management
- -Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- -Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition
- -Motivated to develop the service
- -Flexibility in the approach to a day in the knowledge that pressure of demand and throughput of patients will impact on original aims of the day
- -Willingness to travel all sites as required by the job role
- -Work onsite due to the clinical caseload
Desirable
- -Active member of relevant professional groups
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
