Band 7 Macmillan Dietitian

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Dietitian to join the Therapies team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the development and delivery of a Haematology Cancer Prehabilitation Service. The successful candidate will provide highly specialist nutritional assessment and intervention for patients within haematology, working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team to optimise patient outcomes before treatment. The role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, service development, education, research and quality improvement activities. There is an opportunity to help shape and influence an innovative cancer prehabilitation service within one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. You will work alongside expert clinicians across therapies, nursing and medical teams, developing new pathways of care and contributing to service transformation. In addition to a diverse and rewarding clinical caseload, the role offers opportunities to lead projects, undertake audit and research, support workforce development, and influence the future direction of specialist dietetic services.

We are looking for an HCPC-registered Dietitian with significant post-registration experience, excellent communication and leadership skills, and a passion for advancing nutritional care for patients with cancer.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will

• Provide a professional nutrition and dietetic service to the haematology cancer prehabilitation service
• Be a key member of specialist multidisciplinary teams
• Design and implement innovative pathways to optimise patient care
• Line manage other Dietitians/Dietetic Assistants
• Work closely with professional lead at UHB to continue to develop the dietetic service
• Contribute to the training of student Dietitians on clinical placement
• Based at QEHB (Employees will be expected to demonstrate a flexible working approach and move across sites as required to deliver care based on organisational and service need).
• The postholder will be expected to work 5 out of 7 days, which could include working Saturdays and/or Sundays.

You will be expected to work at least one bank holiday throughout the year.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC

Desirable

• MSc or equivalent experience e.g. advanced level of clinical practice / relevant postgraduate, professionally accredited courses

Experience
Essential

• Significant post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
• Practical skill & in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in relevant specialist field evidenced by a learning portfolio and leading to advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice
• Significant to substantial postgraduate experience of working in a specialist capacity in multi-disciplinary teams leading to the acquisition of advanced theoretical knowledge and highly developed skills.
• Experience of training Dietetic students
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas
• Clinical e.g.
• Accredited specialist training courses
• Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
• Advanced Diploma in Dietetic Practice
• Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
• Teaching e.g.
• Presentation skills
• Clinical supervisory skills training for student training
• Communication skill training / counselling skills training
• Cognitive behaviour therapy training (CBT)
• High level of dietetic knowledge gained through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses
• In depth knowledge of research and audit
• In depth knowledge of nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools
• Knowledge and experience of all types of nutritional support
• Maintains excellent knowledge of clinical developments
• Requires working knowledge of IT / computer programmes

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing regular attendance on post-graduate training courses and clinical development at highly specialist level
• Evidence of attendance at national conferences
• Knowledge of the Strategic direction of the Trust
• Experience of teaching professional and patient groups

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise complex verbal information
• Ability to cope with a variety of personal and professional approaches to patient care
• Ability to discuss and influence with healthcare professionals across multidisciplinary teams and other agencies
• Ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding in addition to any communication impairment
• Ability to analyse, interpret and explain complex information on diagnosis, management plan and their implications in a clear and precise manner to patients, their relatives and members of the multi-professional team
• Ability to use skills of motivation, negotiation and problem solving with colleagues, members of the multi professional team and other professionals on a daily basis
• Ability to absorb, interpret and summarize verbal information in a pressurised clinical environment
• Skills in planning treatment for patients with complex and changing needs
• Ability to manage a dietetic team
• Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way
• Excellent time management
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition
• Motivated to develop the service
• Flexibility in the approach to a day in the knowledge that pressure of demand and throughput of patients will impact on original aims of the day
• Willingness to travel all sites as required by the job role
• Work onsite due to the clinical caseload

Desirable

• Active member of relevant professional groups

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.
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).