Job summary
We have an exciting band 7 post available within our medical surgical dietetic team! If you are looking to develop within a specialist area alongside progressing your leadership skills we have the role for you.
Our post as Team Lead for the Specialist Medicine team offers you a fantastic opportunity to showcase your dietetic skills and support patients with a diverse range of presentations. Within Specialist Medicine you will lead a team covering infectious diseases, respiratory and cardiology across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals and have lots of opportunities for collaborative working with the MDT. Heartlands hospital is a regional centre for infectious diseases and so will provide unique opportunities for service development. There will be many opportunities for professional development, both clinically and in relation to leadership.
There will be excellent support from the wider medical surgical team and department to support you in reaching your goals. You will be passionate about improving care, quality and the overall experience whilst making a difference to the people who access our services. In return you can expect to join like-minded people who deliver unequivocal excellence in all aspects of their role and want to make a difference to the communities we live and work in. You will mirror our Trust values of being Kind, Connected and Bold.
Main duties of the job
You will act as a source of expertise for the wider department within the clinical area. Multidisciplinary team working will be essential and you will have a key role in promoting nutrition and raising the profile of dietetics across the Trust. Clinical work will be across a variety of settings, we are committed to flexible working and supporting your work life balance.
You will also have opportunity to develop your leadership skills, with responsibility for the day to day management of a team of dietitians and dietetic assistants. The post will sit within our wider medical surgical team, a dynamic team which is continually striving for excellence.
We have a strong focus on quality improvement and service development and we look forward to working with you to develop dietetic provision across these areas. We are supportive of dietitians undertaking research and committed to your personal and career development. The department also has a strong focus on wellbeing and regular events to support this.
Therapies at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals as part of UHB is committed to providing a 7-day therapy service with participation in bank holiday cover for dietetics.
The Trust is a multi-site organisation, therefore you may be required to work at any Trust site and you may need to change your normal place of work either temporarily or on a permanent basis as a result of development or re-organisation of Trust services.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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).
