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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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 Paediatric Dietitian
Accepting applications until: 14-Sep-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 14-Sep-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Gee Business Centre
- Address
- Birmingham Community Nutrition Technical Block, First Floor and Annex Gee Business Centre Holborn Hill
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B7 5JR
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietetics
Job overview
Are you interested in joining an innovative, high profile and dynamic team that prides itself on its excellent quality of care?
We are offering an opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in paediatrics to join and grow our friendly team. You will join a multi professional team of 9 Community Paediatric Dietitians and 1 Paediatric Nutrition Nurse, with excellent administration support. It is preferable that you have paediatric experience to be considered for a band 6 post, but not essential.
This is a clinical role working with children & families referred into the service by BCHC colleagues and GPs, as well as children discharged from acute units. This is an exciting time for Paediatric Dietitians in BCHC. We are about to move into an integrated Children's service, whilst maintaining close links with dietetic colleagues. This award-winning service supports the training of dietetic students from 2 universities and staff regularly teach at Masters level. You will have a high degree of autonomy in your clinical practice and day-to-day organisation of your workload, within the context of supportive team of peers.
***While this post is advertised as full time, we may have opportunities for flexible and/or part time working available. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the possibility of this***
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Free car parking is available at all sites, and you will be provided with a Trust mobile and laptop.
The Paediatric Dietitians have an excellent profile within the Trust. We also have a strong national and local profile and a reputation for innovation and partnership working. We are consistently shown to make a difference to the clinical outcomes and lives of the children we serve; in addition we receive outstanding feedback from our service users. Working as part of an integrated Children’s service, there are opportunities to develop strong communication, negotiation, networking and promotion skills through liaison with other community children’s multidisciplinary teams and agencies.
There is a structured approach to clinical governance and your personal development via annual appraisal, clinical supervision, mentoring and CPD opportunities. This post will provide opportunities for training, research and project work in a supportive team environment. We consistently listen to what works for the service and our staff and encourage innovation and flexibility in all its forms.
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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.
We advise you to ring us to discuss the post further, and can arrange shadowing for those new to community or paediatrics if required. For an informal discussion Shirley Phillips/Jodie Owen, Paediatric Team Leaders [email protected] [email protected] or telephone 0121 683 2300.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Birmingham Community Nutrition has embraced new ways of working to provide a flexible approach. Free car parking is available at all sites, and you will be provided with a Trust mobile and laptop.
The department has a structured approach to clinical governance and your personal development via annual appraisal, clinical supervision, mentoring and CPD opportunities. This post will provide opportunities for training, research, teaching and project work in a supportive team environment. We offer the opportunity to complete a supplementary prescribing course. We consistently listen to what works for the service and our staff, and encourage innovation and flexibility in all its forms.
BCHC continues its position as one of the largest community NHS services in the country and Paediatric Dietitians have a strong national and local profile and a reputation for innovation and partnership working.
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of post registration clinical dietetics
- Evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
- Evidence of interest in clinical paediatrics
- Evidence of multi -disciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and assessing students
- Experience of supervising staff
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates innovative ideas
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to be independently mobile to travel across the Trust area
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shirley Phillips
- Job title
- Community Paediatric Dietitian – Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 683 2300
- Additional information
Jodie Owen
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