Job summary
BRAND NEW POST following significant funding into Nutrition and Dietetics
Are you ready for a challenge and wanting to develop your existing specialist clinical and leadership skills? This post offers an opportunity for a Dietitian to take the next step in their career and really make a difference to service users.
Our belief is that dietitians, nutrition nurses and support staff:
- Enable recovery
- Empower quality of life
- Bring independence and dignity to our patients
We are looking for an innovative individual who is driven to establish, shape and grow outstanding dietetic services working with the hospital catering team to shape the hospital menu's and meal time services available for service users and staff. Working with care homes and community teams to promote nutritional pathways and first line nutritional support; develop menus and nutritional screening with the aim of delivering long-term savings for GPs. The role is funded for 2 days a week in acute services and 3 days a week working with community services.
Candidates will be joining a service at a time of considerable opportunity. You will need to use highly developed interpersonal skills to quickly establish and foster strong relationships with a range of key stakeholders to lead developments to meet our population demands.
The appointee will be overseeing implementation of best nutritional care for the patients within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting new role at an exciting time for Dietetics, Allied Health Professionals and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust as we seek to prepare for our move to the brand new Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital in 2023 bringing lots of opportunities for future development.
You would be joining our ambitious and forward-thinking therapies structure and the duties of this exciting role will include leading on the development of menus and system-wide pathways optimising the nutritional provision of institutions in hospital and the community setting.
You would be working as an advanced clinician and providing line management to a community specialist care homes dietitian.
This post strongly aligns with the MDT and post registration dietetic experience in nutrition support and a genuine interest and enthusiasm to train others and support development and optimisation of nutritional screening and meal times and nutritional pathways is required.
The service aims to optimise the nutritional provision for service users working with MDTS and teams within the hospital and community catering services. This is a fantastic new opportunity and falls on the back of recent European level evidence of the value of dietetic input within catering services.
About us
The Nutrition and Dietetics Department is a team of 27; based across Sandwell and West Birmingham. We have regular departmental meetings, clinical supervision sessions and education meetings. Continuing professional development is promoted and supported.
To hear from our team, please access the videos below:
Grace https://youtu.be/aJRDXQBYnLU
Gill https://youtu.be/LQ7uhEbgaB0
Nicky https://youtu.be/2YjGvXgpXw8
Or to hear more about our service in full please see our open evening recording: https://youtu.be/cv0gg7QuzoM
The Department trains student dietitians from Coventry and Birmingham City Universities across the full range ofplacements.
There is excellent administrative support, good IT facilities and access to modern Trust library facilities.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust is located near major road and rail networks with easy access to Birmingham. There are a wide range of leisure facilities locally.
You would be joining the trust at an exciting time as we prepare for a move to the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:The post holder is responsible for taking the lead across Sandwell and WestBirmingham NHS Trust, for the design, implementation and evaluation of food and nutrition policy including food services, nutrition education and nutritional screening.
To work in collaboration with the Catering and Dietetic Teams as the TrustLead Catering Dietitian supporting the implementation of food and nutrition policy.To work with front line catering teams, catering managers, dietitians and other stakeholders to ensure the Trust delivers a wide range of standard hospital menus, therapeutic, religious and cultural diets.To work with the pharmacists, nurses, CCGs and the wider community teamto support the enhancement of the MUST screening protocols and food first principle across the acute and community setting.To act as a source of expertise in the analysis, development and review ofhospital and care setting menus.To act as a source of expertise in the analysis, development and review ofMUST implementation across the hospital to home pathway.Ensure all hospital menus are nutritionally adequate and reflect bestpractice guidelines including hospital food standards, allergen informationand IDDSI recommendations.Work jointly with catering, nursing and dietetics to initiate, plan and deliverTrust education and training in nutrition.To represent dietetics and catering at Trust Nutrition Steering Committee,Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) audits,Procurement, regional formulary meetings and catering meetings.Provide highly specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring andmanagement in one or more speciality areas of dietetics.Act as a source of expertise in dietetics practice locally, regionally andnationally.Be involved in the training and supervision of dietetic students and dieteticsupport workers as per BDA standards.To capture cost savings in community through promoting first line advicein place of oral nutritional supplements.Contribute to designing, planning and implementing research and auditand contributes to publishing.Champion training and education in relation to MUST, first line dietaryadvice and cost savings across the health care economy.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:Training, Education and Clinical CareResponsible for highly specialist nutrition and dietetic treatment or education and in the specialist areas of dietetics.To communicate highly complex dietary advice in verbal and written form with patients, carers and staff from all backgrounds and cultures.Can adapt highly complex information from different situations and peopleusing negotiating and motivational techniques at an advanced level ofpractice.Can adapt communication styles for individual patients comprehension using a variety of education tools.Can plan, deliver and evaluate training and lectures to large audiences e.g.carers, care home staff, medical school, conferences.Ability to undertake anthropometric measurements using appropriateequipment.Is able to use counselling skills in order to provide most appropriate supportfor patients and carers.Is able to work through an interpreter in complex cases; including in groupeducation.Maintains patient records of care and activity analysis as required in written and electronic format.Familiar with use of digital systems for capturing MUST.Assists Consultants, Head of Service and other colleagues in thedevelopment and promotion of the specialist service.Supports managers in the development of guidance for staff, policies andprotocols as appropriate.Aware of the financial implications of artificial nutritional treatment on thewider health economy and is mindful of the financial implications of education programmes and projects.Is responsible for the training of catering staff in the role of nutrition.Presents lectures at national conferences.Participates in the updating and development of patient information andteaching materials using Trust guidance on patient information leaflets andmake available for national use.Frequently provides dietetic care and advice to terminally ill, distressedpatients and their relatives.Occasionally involved with cases where there are safeguarding issues.Able to provide cover to clinical areas if required on occasions.
Menu Analysis, Implementation and ReviewForms relationships with dietetic and catering staff to identify andcommunicate change messages.Forms excellent relationships with specialist staff in each named specialty e.g. specialist nurses/ ward service officers to deliver integrated services.Ability to listen, interpret and empathise.Make clinical judgements and recommendations on patient nutritional carebased on a range of complex clinical facts.Plan and organise patients nutritional care including menu selection.Analyse complex data and biochemistry to calculate and manipulate individual dietary requirements in order to maximise nutrition for adults/infants/children with specialist problems.Advises all relevant catering and professional staff of nutrition care requiredLiaises with catering departments and clinical team to ensure patients receive the most appropriate menus to meet their nutritional requirements.Frequent requirement to concentrate for report writing and dietary analysis calculation and proven ability to concentrate in a variety of clinical settings where work pattern is unpredictable and subject to frequent interruptions by phone which results in a change of work plan.Promotes discussion and debate around approaches to practice within ownspecialties.Is mindful of the financial implications of providing nutritional care and seeks to promote food first across the acute and community setting.Achieves the responsibilities of the Trust in clinical dietetics.Can disseminate good practice and successes through a variety of media.Provides advice to Dietitians from other hospitals around the country onspecialised patient care when requested.Contributes to the design, planning and implementation of research and audit projects in interdisciplinary teams.Supports dietetic, medical and other staff in developing and implementingresearch and audit.Will monitor and maintain Health and Safety of self and others.Works independently, being responsible for autonomous assessment, clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation, within the Health Professions Council Code of Conduct, the British Dietetic Association and Professional Standards and the Trust policies and procedures.
Clinical LeadershipCan take a lead role in multi-disciplinary teams.Can organise training sessions, chair meetings and conference sessions.Arrange investigations and interpret results in order to make clinical decisions at a specialised level of practice, including onward referral.Proposes policy changes within clinical dietetic services in the departmentwhich will impact outside of own work area.Contributes to local and national service standards and protocols and leadson these in own specialty areas of dietetics to ensure best practice.Works within agreed policies, contributes to policy review. Interprets national policy for local use.Identify and inform manager of any potential risks and takes appropriateaction to minimise any risks.Regularly involved in the practical training of student dietitians and of healthcare professionals and assistants. Is responsible for supervision whenStudent Dietitians are treating patients.Able to counsel staff and students who are experiencing difficulties relating to work in general and specialty areas of practice.Provides day to day supervision and line management for a communitydietitian. Supports staff within the same specialty areas in prioritisingworkload.Has regular feedback sessions with Head of Service and pharmacy/ cateringteams.Management of emotional and occasionally abusive reactions from patients, relatives and occasionally staff.Flexible, adaptable, able to work to deadlines; managing and prioritising own workload. Able and willing to work weekends and bank holidays as required by the modernising of the Trust.Continuously seeks to improve and develop professional practice within safe parameters. Continually evaluates own work and current practices through the application of the available evidence base.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:The post holder is responsible for taking the lead across Sandwell and WestBirmingham NHS Trust, for the design, implementation and evaluation of food and nutrition policy including food services, nutrition education and nutritional screening.
To work in collaboration with the Catering and Dietetic Teams as the TrustLead Catering Dietitian supporting the implementation of food and nutrition policy.To work with front line catering teams, catering managers, dietitians and other stakeholders to ensure the Trust delivers a wide range of standard hospital menus, therapeutic, religious and cultural diets.To work with the pharmacists, nurses, CCGs and the wider community teamto support the enhancement of the MUST screening protocols and food first principle across the acute and community setting.To act as a source of expertise in the analysis, development and review ofhospital and care setting menus.To act as a source of expertise in the analysis, development and review ofMUST implementation across the hospital to home pathway.Ensure all hospital menus are nutritionally adequate and reflect bestpractice guidelines including hospital food standards, allergen informationand IDDSI recommendations.Work jointly with catering, nursing and dietetics to initiate, plan and deliverTrust education and training in nutrition.To represent dietetics and catering at Trust Nutrition Steering Committee,Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) audits,Procurement, regional formulary meetings and catering meetings.Provide highly specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring andmanagement in one or more speciality areas of dietetics.Act as a source of expertise in dietetics practice locally, regionally andnationally.Be involved in the training and supervision of dietetic students and dieteticsupport workers as per BDA standards.To capture cost savings in community through promoting first line advicein place of oral nutritional supplements.Contribute to designing, planning and implementing research and auditand contributes to publishing.Champion training and education in relation to MUST, first line dietaryadvice and cost savings across the health care economy.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:Training, Education and Clinical CareResponsible for highly specialist nutrition and dietetic treatment or education and in the specialist areas of dietetics.To communicate highly complex dietary advice in verbal and written form with patients, carers and staff from all backgrounds and cultures.Can adapt highly complex information from different situations and peopleusing negotiating and motivational techniques at an advanced level ofpractice.Can adapt communication styles for individual patients comprehension using a variety of education tools.Can plan, deliver and evaluate training and lectures to large audiences e.g.carers, care home staff, medical school, conferences.Ability to undertake anthropometric measurements using appropriateequipment.Is able to use counselling skills in order to provide most appropriate supportfor patients and carers.Is able to work through an interpreter in complex cases; including in groupeducation.Maintains patient records of care and activity analysis as required in written and electronic format.Familiar with use of digital systems for capturing MUST.Assists Consultants, Head of Service and other colleagues in thedevelopment and promotion of the specialist service.Supports managers in the development of guidance for staff, policies andprotocols as appropriate.Aware of the financial implications of artificial nutritional treatment on thewider health economy and is mindful of the financial implications of education programmes and projects.Is responsible for the training of catering staff in the role of nutrition.Presents lectures at national conferences.Participates in the updating and development of patient information andteaching materials using Trust guidance on patient information leaflets andmake available for national use.Frequently provides dietetic care and advice to terminally ill, distressedpatients and their relatives.Occasionally involved with cases where there are safeguarding issues.Able to provide cover to clinical areas if required on occasions.
Menu Analysis, Implementation and ReviewForms relationships with dietetic and catering staff to identify andcommunicate change messages.Forms excellent relationships with specialist staff in each named specialty e.g. specialist nurses/ ward service officers to deliver integrated services.Ability to listen, interpret and empathise.Make clinical judgements and recommendations on patient nutritional carebased on a range of complex clinical facts.Plan and organise patients nutritional care including menu selection.Analyse complex data and biochemistry to calculate and manipulate individual dietary requirements in order to maximise nutrition for adults/infants/children with specialist problems.Advises all relevant catering and professional staff of nutrition care requiredLiaises with catering departments and clinical team to ensure patients receive the most appropriate menus to meet their nutritional requirements.Frequent requirement to concentrate for report writing and dietary analysis calculation and proven ability to concentrate in a variety of clinical settings where work pattern is unpredictable and subject to frequent interruptions by phone which results in a change of work plan.Promotes discussion and debate around approaches to practice within ownspecialties.Is mindful of the financial implications of providing nutritional care and seeks to promote food first across the acute and community setting.Achieves the responsibilities of the Trust in clinical dietetics.Can disseminate good practice and successes through a variety of media.Provides advice to Dietitians from other hospitals around the country onspecialised patient care when requested.Contributes to the design, planning and implementation of research and audit projects in interdisciplinary teams.Supports dietetic, medical and other staff in developing and implementingresearch and audit.Will monitor and maintain Health and Safety of self and others.Works independently, being responsible for autonomous assessment, clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation, within the Health Professions Council Code of Conduct, the British Dietetic Association and Professional Standards and the Trust policies and procedures.
Clinical LeadershipCan take a lead role in multi-disciplinary teams.Can organise training sessions, chair meetings and conference sessions.Arrange investigations and interpret results in order to make clinical decisions at a specialised level of practice, including onward referral.Proposes policy changes within clinical dietetic services in the departmentwhich will impact outside of own work area.Contributes to local and national service standards and protocols and leadson these in own specialty areas of dietetics to ensure best practice.Works within agreed policies, contributes to policy review. Interprets national policy for local use.Identify and inform manager of any potential risks and takes appropriateaction to minimise any risks.Regularly involved in the practical training of student dietitians and of healthcare professionals and assistants. Is responsible for supervision whenStudent Dietitians are treating patients.Able to counsel staff and students who are experiencing difficulties relating to work in general and specialty areas of practice.Provides day to day supervision and line management for a communitydietitian. Supports staff within the same specialty areas in prioritisingworkload.Has regular feedback sessions with Head of Service and pharmacy/ cateringteams.Management of emotional and occasionally abusive reactions from patients, relatives and occasionally staff.Flexible, adaptable, able to work to deadlines; managing and prioritising own workload. Able and willing to work weekends and bank holidays as required by the modernising of the Trust.Continuously seeks to improve and develop professional practice within safe parameters. Continually evaluates own work and current practices through the application of the available evidence base.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics/ Nutrition and Dietetics
- Post graduate qualification at Masters level in relevant area of clinical dietetics
- Completion of clinical skills supervisory training
- Evidence of Continued CPD
Desirable
- Teaching or group education qualification
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Clinical Dietetics Experience
- Proven knowledge of hospital catering systems and post registration experience of working with catering teams in hospital or the community setting
- Evidence of implementing policy/ protocol/ guidelines
- Evidence of leading with audit
- Specialist MDT experience
- Experience of managing others
- Experience of training others
Desirable
- Experience of working with GPs and community healthcare systems
- Experience of menu planning and analysis
- Evidence of published work or poster presentations
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiasm for improving nutritional care for service users
- Awareness of actions in relation to capturing and delivering financial savings within the trust or wider healthcare economy
- Awareness of current national and local agenda and able to implement into practice
Motivations
Essential
- Wants to work at SWB
- Wants to work in catering/ medicines management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics/ Nutrition and Dietetics
- Post graduate qualification at Masters level in relevant area of clinical dietetics
- Completion of clinical skills supervisory training
- Evidence of Continued CPD
Desirable
- Teaching or group education qualification
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Clinical Dietetics Experience
- Proven knowledge of hospital catering systems and post registration experience of working with catering teams in hospital or the community setting
- Evidence of implementing policy/ protocol/ guidelines
- Evidence of leading with audit
- Specialist MDT experience
- Experience of managing others
- Experience of training others
Desirable
- Experience of working with GPs and community healthcare systems
- Experience of menu planning and analysis
- Evidence of published work or poster presentations
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Enthusiasm for improving nutritional care for service users
- Awareness of actions in relation to capturing and delivering financial savings within the trust or wider healthcare economy
- Awareness of current national and local agenda and able to implement into practice
Motivations
Essential
- Wants to work at SWB
- Wants to work in catering/ medicines management
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
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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).
