Band 7 Highly Specialist Dietitian - Food Services

Job summary

This is an exciting new post working in collaboration with the Facilities and Dietetic Teams within the Trust in role as Food Services Dietitian. The role will help to ensure that food provided to patients, staff and visitors meets their nutritional needs. This will involve developing collaborative menus for each Trust site and providing complete nutritional analysis, adherence to national legislation and standards relating to hospital food provision, and championing the important of nutrition and hydration across the trust.

All flexible working options are available to discuss.

Main duties of the job

To liaise with external providers and suppliers to ensure nutritional quality is prioritised at all times.

To improve the service user experience of food provision in relation to supporting good health.

To act as conduit between clinical and facilities staff to ensure the needs of Service Users are met, this includes attending Service user forums, business meetings and any other appropriate forums where food is discussed.

To provide quality and safety assurances and report back to Food safety Groups and Physical Health Committee

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.