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About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 6 Community Dietitian Nutrition Support
Accepting applications until: 09-Sep-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Sep-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Gee Business Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Holborn Hill
- Tref
- Birmingham
- Cod post
- B7 5JR
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Dietitian
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 23/09/2024
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you passionate about nutrition support and keen to extend your skills in managing complex patients? Several of our valued team members are moving on to Band 7 roles both internally and externally, resulting in an exciting opportunity for experienced dietitians to join our friendly community nutrition support team.
Our Band 6s provide specialist assessment & intervention for community patients requiring home enteral feeding and/or complex oral nutrition support, acting as a resource for junior staff and other health professionals in the management of undernutrition across Birmingham.
We are seeking dietitians with some experience of nutrition support, with excellent communication and time management skills, and a patient-centred and solution-focused professional practice.
We offer a flexible working environment in a supportive team, with the opportunity to build fulfilling relationships with your patients and colleagues.
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You will manage a caseload of home enteral feeding and complex oral nutrition support patients in your own defined geographical area in Birmingham – this includes visiting patients in their own homes and care homes, and carrying out community clinics via telephone or in health centres around the city. We try to arrange this practically to avoid excessive travel time for our team members.
After a comprehensive induction you will have a high degree of autonomy in managing your caseload but we are a welcoming supportive team – there is always someone available to message or call, and we meet regularly face to face for clinical supervision and service development.
You will give clinical supervision to our Band 4 and 5s, who see the majority of our oral nutrition support patients, supporting their development by giving them graded exposure to the more complex patients on your caseload. We are also proud to provide highly rated supervision to dietetic learners and apprentices.
The most important skills and qualities for success in this role are:
- the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people and build strong working relationships
- the willingness to build on and share your clinical knowledge in nutrition support and the medical conditions our patients live with
- developing the ability to take complex, evidence-based decisions both in the management of individual patients and prioritisation of your overall caseload.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Key things our team members tell us they appreciate about working in the community nutrition support team are the greater opportunities for flexible working and maintaining work-life balance (our patients also benefit from our increased flexibility and responsiveness), and the hard-working, kind and supportive ethos of the team. Team members have diverse backgrounds and experience in clinical areas such as oncology, neurorehabilitation, paediatrics and diabetes, and we love to share our knowledge to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.
In terms of the wider department, Birmingham Community Nutrition provides a comprehensive community citywide service and employs over 70 staff. We also support the training of dietetic students from two higher education institutions (A, B & C placements). We actively participate in clinical audit and service development.
Benefits of working for Birmingham Community Nutrition include free parking, excellent access to IT equipment to work flexibly, up to date office facilities and comprehensive admin support dedicated to the service.
The department has a structured approach to Clinical Governance and your personal development via preceptorship, annual appraisals, clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust, whose goal is to be a truly inclusive organisation and a great place to work
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see the attached job description & person specification document for a detailed description of the duties, responsibilities and key relationships of the role.
Highlights include:
- adhering to HCPC standards of proficiency, continuing professional development, conduct, performance and ethics
- undertaking comprehensive assessment of patients' clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised knowledge and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurement and techniques
- negotiating and agreeing nutritional goals with patients/carers using advanced communication skills, including identifying barriers to change and helping patients/carers to manage them
- liaising with a range of patients, carers, health professionals and suppliers to ensure the provision of effective nutrition support
- managing risk within own clinical caseload and escalating where appropriate
- MDT working with teams inside and outside the Trust
- contributing to clinical governance and quality improvement in the service including audit, research, clinical outcome measures, EPR improvement, and the development and review of local clinical pathways and policies
- achieving basic competencies in knowledge and care of enteral feeding tubes
- professional development opportunities such as the PENG Clinical Update course, and further shadowing and/or study relating to a range of clinical areas such as neurodegenerative conditions, COPD, dementia, dysphagia, enteral feeding and more, in order to develop and consolidate the skills to work with complex patients
- supervision, teaching, co-ordination and assessment of students and junior staff
• producing practical advice and resources by interpreting, translating and critically evaluating evidence and making this relevant to the intended audience
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Substantive experience of post registration clinical dietetics
- Evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
- Evidence of interest in nutrition support and home enteral feeding
- Evidence of multi disciplinary working
- Evidence of delivering training sessions
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of teaching and assessing students
- Experience of supervising staff
Skills/knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to demonstrate verbal communication skills 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 apply nutritional knowledge in a variety of settings
- Ability to plan and manage own time
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical trends and practices
Meini prawf dymunol
- A demonstrable understanding of dietetics within a community setting
- An ability to use information technology to maximise personal effectiveness, or a willingness to develop these skills
- An ability to demonstrate individual and team responsibility in respect of health and safety
Personal qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An ability to be very flexible in a changing environment
- An ability to work independently
- 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
Meini prawf dymunol
- Demonstrates innovative ideas
Other job requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to travel to different venues within the city, transporting equipment such as scales
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Sinead Walsh
- Teitl y swydd
- Nutrition Support Team Leader
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0121 683 2300
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Whatever your skills or experience in dietetics we encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion, as we can support Band 5 to 6 progression into this role. We would be delighted to facilitate a visit to the department, shadowing with the team, and/or put you in touch with current team members to find out more about our work.
While this post is advertised as full time, we welcome applications from dietitians seeking flexible and/or part time working.
To discuss any of the above, please contact Sinead Walsh, Nutrition Support Team Leader, [email protected], Lydia Reebye, Highly Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian, [email protected], or Kathryn Haywood, Clinical Lead for Nutrition Support, [email protected]. All can be reached on 0121 683 2300.
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