Job summary
Are you passionate about stroke services?
Are you passionate about optimising the quality of life of others, enabling recovery following serious illness and driven to promote the independence and dignity of our patients?
At Sandwell and West Birmingham we believe that as dietitians:
We enable and support recovery
We empower individuals to achieve quality of life
We bring independence and dignity to our patients
Following significant investment in our service, the Nutrition and Dietetics Service at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is excited to recruit a clinical specialist to work within our community dietetic services.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an innovative individual who is motivated by MDT working and keen to work with and support a specialist community caseload of patients who have suffered from a stroke. The successful postholder will be a key member of the Integrated Care Stroke Services multidisciplinary team delivering integrated care across patients homes, care homes and at our community rehabilitation hospital. It is an exciting time for our stroke services as our we innovate in readiness for our acute stroke services move to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in 2024 and our stroke rehabilitation services (12 beds) to Rowley Regis Hospital.
You will work alongside our growing community nutrition and dietetic services and closely with nutrition nurses and dietetic peers. You will need to use highly developed interpersonal skills to foster strong relationships with a range of key stakeholders. We train dietetic students from Coventry University and Birmingham College University.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detail of the role can be found in the attached job description and person specification. However, the role will be focused on managing the care of patients following a stroke as part of an MDT. Seeing patients in their own homes, care homes and our community hospital.
If you would like to hear more from our community team members please click on the following links: Anna-Marie https://youtu.be/2IavoZTGrTU Grace https://youtu.be/aJRDXQBYnLU Nicky https://youtu.be/2YjGvXgpXw8
We support flexible working and would consider applications from those seeking to work full-time or part-time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detail of the role can be found in the attached job description and person specification. However, the role will be focused on managing the care of patients following a stroke as part of an MDT. Seeing patients in their own homes, care homes and our community hospital.
If you would like to hear more from our community team members please click on the following links: Anna-Marie https://youtu.be/2IavoZTGrTU Grace https://youtu.be/aJRDXQBYnLU Nicky https://youtu.be/2YjGvXgpXw8
We support flexible working and would consider applications from those seeking to work full-time or part-time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of CPD
- Evidence of post registration clinical update course or equivalent in relevant subject
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
- Membership of the Mental health Specialist Group of BDA
- Attendance of student supervisory skills course
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience working in 3 clinical areas including within the medicine, or community.
- Experience of working as part of a dietetic team and the wider MDT
- Experience of training student dietitians
Desirable
- Involvement in audit and research
- Experience of line managing qualified or clinical support staff
- Experience of working within the MDT; within inpatients or a community setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of CPD
- Evidence of post registration clinical update course or equivalent in relevant subject
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
- Membership of the Mental health Specialist Group of BDA
- Attendance of student supervisory skills course
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience working in 3 clinical areas including within the medicine, or community.
- Experience of working as part of a dietetic team and the wider MDT
- Experience of training student dietitians
Desirable
- Involvement in audit and research
- Experience of line managing qualified or clinical support staff
- Experience of working within the MDT; within inpatients or a community setting
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).
