Job summary
Lead Dietitian at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH)
Are you a passionate and experienced dietitian ready to take your career to the next level? Birmingham Community Nutrition is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity at the prestigious ROH.
As a Lead Dietitian, you will drive the strategic delivery of exceptional inpatient and outpatient nutritional services, championing nutrition and hydration excellence across the ROH. This pivotal role offers you the chance to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact on patient care.
What You'll Do
- Lead Nutritional Services: Collaborate with dedicated teams, hospital leads, matrons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, to deliver outstanding care.
- Service Development: Use your expertise to enhance and monitor service quality, ensuring it meets the highest standards.
- Innovate Through Evidence: Conduct audits and create insightful reports to demonstrate service impact, contributing to the service level agreement.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a team with a strong local and national profile, renowned for innovation and collaborative partnerships.
- Enjoy continuous professional development, mentoring, clinical supervision, and flexible working arrangements.
We're seeking a dynamic professional with, exceptional communication and leadership skills, proven experience in service development and quality monitoring.
You are encouraged to contact Kim Bibby for an informal discussion, or Karen Hughes to visit the ROH.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high-quality evidence-based service to patients within the inpatient and outpatient setting.
This post has a high degree of autonomy and is responsible for the assessment, treatment and ongoing dietetic management of complex clients within an inpatient multidisciplinary team.
To provide clinical and nutritional support with catering to ensure dietary needs are met and patient choice facilitated.
To adhere to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics and the Dietitians' standards of proficiency of the Health & Care Professions Council.
To act in a professional manner promoting the organisation, the role of the Dietitian and the importance of nutritional care, respecting clients', carers and colleagues' views and promoting a positive working environment.
To maintain acomplex clinical caseload within the ROH which includes liaison with other health professionals, suppliers, patients and carers to facilitate the provision of appropriate, timely and cost effective nutrition support for patients who are enterally fed or on oral nutritional supplements.
To plan and deliver individualised nutritional care plans based on comprehensive highly specialist assessments of needs and knowledge of evidence-based practice, modifying the care plans as required.
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About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Why Us?
- National Recognition: Be part of a team with a strong local and national profile, renowned for innovation and collaborative partnerships.
- Growth and Flexibility: Enjoy continuous professional development, mentoring, clinical supervision, and flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
- Shaping Future Dietitians: Inspire the next generation by supporting placements for dietetic learners as part of the BCHC offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for clients families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
To raise nutritional awareness and promote the benefits of Nutrition and Dietetic services with respect to people with an orthopaedic condition both within and outside of the organisation.
To take responsibility and a leadership role in supporting the service delivery and clinical practice on the inpatient setting.
To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised clinical knowledge and skills and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurements and techniques. This may include the use of dietary analysis software, anthropometric measurements, often in patients with diverse or complex nutritional and physical health needs.
To negotiate and agree dietary or nutritional goals with individual patients and/or their carers using motivational interviewing, counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy tools as applicable. This may include identifying individual barriers to change and helping clients to manage them.
To aim to meet these goals using appropriate nutrition interventions including enteral feeding, oral nutritional supplements and specialist dietetic advice. To re-assess nutritional requirements and change clinical interventions as appropriate in line with NICE Clinical Guidance 32, Nutrition Support in Adults.
To have a lead role in clinical audit around nutritional standards
To provide clinical and nutritional support with catering to ensure dietary needs are met and patient choice facilitated.
To undertake nutritional analysis for inpatient meals.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for clients families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
To raise nutritional awareness and promote the benefits of Nutrition and Dietetic services with respect to people with an orthopaedic condition both within and outside of the organisation.
To take responsibility and a leadership role in supporting the service delivery and clinical practice on the inpatient setting.
To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised clinical knowledge and skills and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurements and techniques. This may include the use of dietary analysis software, anthropometric measurements, often in patients with diverse or complex nutritional and physical health needs.
To negotiate and agree dietary or nutritional goals with individual patients and/or their carers using motivational interviewing, counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy tools as applicable. This may include identifying individual barriers to change and helping clients to manage them.
To aim to meet these goals using appropriate nutrition interventions including enteral feeding, oral nutritional supplements and specialist dietetic advice. To re-assess nutritional requirements and change clinical interventions as appropriate in line with NICE Clinical Guidance 32, Nutrition Support in Adults.
To have a lead role in clinical audit around nutritional standards
To provide clinical and nutritional support with catering to ensure dietary needs are met and patient choice facilitated.
To undertake nutritional analysis for inpatient meals.
Full Duties in JD
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
- Relevant postgraduate training or experience in enteral feeding including BDA PENG postgraduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of post registration clinical dietetics
- Evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
- Evidence of interest in nutrition support
- Evidence of multi disciplinary working
- Experience of teaching and assessing students
- Evidence of delivering training sessions
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of highly specialist clinical assessment skills
- Ability to demonstrate verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to generate written communication that is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
- Ability to work within a multicultural setting, including ability to teach groups and individuals from different backgrounds
- Ability to plan and manage own time
- A demonstrable understanding of dietetics within an inpatient setting
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical trends and practices in relevant clinical area.
- An ability to use information technology to maximise personal effectiveness, or a willingness to develop these skills
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
Desirable
- An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical governance and the audit process
Personal qualities
Essential
- An ability to be very flexible in a changing environment
- An ability to work independently and on own initiative
- An ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
- An ability to develop and maintain links with outside agencies
- An ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
- An ability to use tact and diplomacy where necessary
- Demonstrates innovative ideas
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable
- An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
Other job requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel to different venues within the city
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
- Relevant postgraduate training or experience in enteral feeding including BDA PENG postgraduate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of post registration clinical dietetics
- Evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
- Evidence of interest in nutrition support
- Evidence of multi disciplinary working
- Experience of teaching and assessing students
- Evidence of delivering training sessions
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of highly specialist clinical assessment skills
- Ability to demonstrate verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to generate written communication that is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
- Ability to work within a multicultural setting, including ability to teach groups and individuals from different backgrounds
- Ability to plan and manage own time
- A demonstrable understanding of dietetics within an inpatient setting
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical trends and practices in relevant clinical area.
- An ability to use information technology to maximise personal effectiveness, or a willingness to develop these skills
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
Desirable
- An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical governance and the audit process
Personal qualities
Essential
- An ability to be very flexible in a changing environment
- An ability to work independently and on own initiative
- An ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
- An ability to develop and maintain links with outside agencies
- An ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately
- An ability to use tact and diplomacy where necessary
- Demonstrates innovative ideas
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable
- An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
Other job requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel to different venues within the city
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).
