Band 5 Paediatric Dietitian

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Nechells; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free parking at community venues

Support for professional development

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Birmingham Community Healthcare is seeking a motivated Band 5 Dietitian to join our Children's Nutrition and Dietetics service in Birmingham. You will develop paediatric knowledge and skills with support from senior paediatric dietitians, while contributing to high-quality, family-centred care.

This community role spans clinics, schools, child development centres and family homes across Birmingham, with opportunities to gain experience in enteral nutrition, multidisciplinary teamwork, clinical

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
• Degree or equivalent in Dietetics.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Responsabilités

• Provide dietetic assessment and treatment to children and young people with diverse nutritional needs.
• Manage your own caseload with supervision from senior paediatric dietitians.
• Support children requiring enteral nutrition, monitor growth and plan nutritional care.
• Liaise with families, carers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated care.
• Deliver nutrition education and contribute to audits and service development.

Connaissances

Community dietetics

Written communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Formation

HCPC registered Dietitian

Degree in Dietetics

CPD evidence

Description du poste

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Dietitian to join our Children's Nutrition and Dietetics service.

We are looking for someone with an interest in paediatrics who is keen to learn and develop. You will receive support and supervision from experienced senior paediatric dietitians while developing your paediatric knowledge and skills.

This is a varied community role working with children, young people and their families across Birmingham. You will work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary and multiagency team around the child, liaising with professionals across community and acute services to support coordinated, child- and family-centred care.

You will have opportunities to work across a range of community settings, including clinics, child development centres, schools, respite settings and family homes, developing experience in a wide range of paediatric nutritional needs, including enteral nutrition.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in community paediatric dietetics within an experienced and supportive team, while building your clinical, communication and multidisciplinary working skills.

Main duties of the job

You will provide dietetic assessment, advice and treatment to children and young people with a range of nutritional needs, working closely with their families and carers.

You will manage your own caseload with support from experienced paediatric dietitians and work across a range of community settings, including clinics, schools and family homes.

The role includes supporting children with enteral feeding, within your scope of practice, monitoring growth and nutritional status, and developing and reviewing individualised nutritional care plans.

You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams to provide coordinated, child- and family-centred care, alongside participating in clinical supervision, training, audit and service development.

About us

Benefits of working for Birmingham Community Healthcareinclude free parking at community venues, excellent access to IT equipment to support remote working, modern office facilities and dedicated administrative support.

We place a strong emphasis on professional development. You will be supported through preceptorship, regular clinical supervision, annual appraisal and training opportunities, with support from experienced paediatric dietitians to develop your confidence and skills in paediatric practice.

Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority, and you will be encouraged to develop professionally and contribute to the ongoing development of the service.

Job responsibilities

You will provide a community dietetic service to children and young people across Birmingham, working in clinics, child development centres, schools, respite settings and family homes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking nutritional assessments and developing, implementing and reviewing individualised dietetic care plans.
• Managing and prioritising your own clinical caseload, seeking support from senior dietitians when required.
• Assessing and supporting children requiring enteral nutrition, including monitoring growth, hydration, nutritional adequacy and feed tolerance.
• Providing practical dietetic advice, education and support to children, families and carers.
• Communicating with other professionals to support effective and coordinated patient care.
• Delivering nutrition education and training to families, groups and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to clinical governance, audit, research and service development.

Qualifications and training

• Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council (HCPC)
• Degree or equivalent in Dietetics
• Evidence of continual professional development

Experience

• Experience of clinical dietetics
• Evidence of interest in clinical paediatrics
• Evidence (either observational or own practice) of developing, implementing and evaluating projects
• Evidence of multi disciplinary working

Skills

• Understanding of community dietetics
• Evidence of ability to generate written communication that is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
• Evidence of an ability to plan and manage own t
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical trends and practices in paediatric dietetics
• Demonstrate knowledge of application of Health Professions Council Code of Conduct and Standards of Proficiency for Dietitians

Personal Qualitites

• An ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately

Other

• An ability to travel to different venues within the city on a daily basis and safely transport equipment required for the role

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.

Technical Block and Annexe, Holborn Hill

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working

Reference number

820-8375334-CF

Job locations

Gee Business Centre

Technical Block and Annexe, Holborn Hill