Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Dietitian to join our Dietetic therapy team as part of our forward-thinking adult Cystic Fibrosis team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality dietetic care to adults with Cystic Fibrosis who attend the West Midlands Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre. We are looking for an innovative, specialist dietitian to contribute to the leadership, delivery and development of the CF Dietetic service. the Post holder will be required to have responsibility for the provision of specialist level dietetic support to CF patients within the Trust within available resources, to provide training and an advisory service to other dietitians within the Midlands and to act as a key contact for nutrition and adult cystic fibrosis in the region.
Main duties of the job
Clinical work is varied covering our 20 bedded inpatient ward, outpatient, virtual clinics and home visits. Working within the multi-disciplinary team of consultants, diabetes specialist nurse, psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, social workers and pharmacists and supported by the UHB Therapies Directorate, you will support the strategic development and provide leadership, operational management and clinical expertise for the team, participating in the delivery of operational performance targets (finance, activity, workforce and quality/safety). You will require experience of nutritional support and diabetes as well as the skills to support the team to adhere to relevant local and national standards of care. It would be beneficial to have a supplementary prescribing qualification, be working towards this or be willing to undertake this training. The service has an active research programme and an enthusiasm for research and innovative approaches to service delivery are essential. Therapies at HGS are committed to providing a 7 day therapy service with participation in bank holiday cover for dietetics.
UHB is a large teaching, Trust. The department gives CPD a high priority and we would actively support the development of your knowledge in this area. We take both B and C placement dietetic students and have excellent IT and secretarial support.
If you are looking for a new challenge working with this supportive and friendly team, we would like to hear from you.
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
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*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
- Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- A levels or equivalent qualification
- Degree in dietetics or equivalent.
- Current Registration with HCPC.
Desirable
- Training in management/leadership.
- Training in specialist area.
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of clinical experience enabling post holder to manage a complex caseload of patients
- Demonstration of significant experience in managing /leading others
- Experience of training other staff / student dietitians.
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Good clinical knowledge of specialist area of team to manage.
- Understanding of audit, clinical effectiveness and its importance in the provision of a quality service.
- Awareness of local needs, eg; ethnic minority and low income groups.
- Broad dietetic knowledge of relevant specialism.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Awareness and commitment to staff CPD.
- Awareness and commitment to appraisal system.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent communication skills -- written, verbal, one to one basis and group settings.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent presentation skills and good teaching skills.
- Evidence of presentations to groups.
- Excellent time management.
- Work in line with HCPC and BDA professional standards and code of conduct.
- Leadership skills showing an awareness of new developments and strategies within relevant specialism.
- Ability and innovative approach to develop services based on evidence based practice.
- Excellent team player when working as part of a team.
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Professional approach
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Member of the BDA.
- Member of BDA specialist interest group.
- For community posts - Able to meet the travel requirements of the post i.e. it is essential to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- A levels or equivalent qualification
- Degree in dietetics or equivalent.
- Current Registration with HCPC.
Desirable
- Training in management/leadership.
- Training in specialist area.
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialist area.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of clinical experience enabling post holder to manage a complex caseload of patients
- Demonstration of significant experience in managing /leading others
- Experience of training other staff / student dietitians.
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Good clinical knowledge of specialist area of team to manage.
- Understanding of audit, clinical effectiveness and its importance in the provision of a quality service.
- Awareness of local needs, eg; ethnic minority and low income groups.
- Broad dietetic knowledge of relevant specialism.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Awareness and commitment to staff CPD.
- Awareness and commitment to appraisal system.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent communication skills -- written, verbal, one to one basis and group settings.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent presentation skills and good teaching skills.
- Evidence of presentations to groups.
- Excellent time management.
- Work in line with HCPC and BDA professional standards and code of conduct.
- Leadership skills showing an awareness of new developments and strategies within relevant specialism.
- Ability and innovative approach to develop services based on evidence based practice.
- Excellent team player when working as part of a team.
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Professional approach
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Member of the BDA.
- Member of BDA specialist interest group.
- For community posts - Able to meet the travel requirements of the post i.e. it is essential to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points.
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).
