Band 6 Community Dietitian Nutrition Support

Bhamcommunity; Nechells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Relocation payment

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Dietitian for Nutrition Support to manage home enteral feeding and complex oral nutrition support across Birmingham.

You will provide clinical supervision to junior staff, work within an MDT, and develop services while delivering patient-centred care in community settings, including homes and clinics.

Qualifications

• Dietitian registered with HCPC.
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of home enteral feeding and complex oral nutrition support in Birmingham.
• Provide clinical supervision to Band 4 and 5 dietitians and supervise learners.
• Liaise with MDTs and other health professionals to deliver effective nutrition support.
• Maintain clinical governance, participate in audit and development of local pathways.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Flexible working

Education

Dietitian registered

CPD ongoing

Job description

Join our team

Community services are a key part of the NHS of the future. Be part ofthat future now.Join us and help achieve better care andhealthier communities.

Band 6 Community Dietitian Nutrition Support

Band 6

Main area Dietitian Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 820-8238907-ASR

Site Gee Business Centre Town Birmingham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you passionate about nutrition support and keen to extend your skills in managing complex patients? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

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.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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

Person specification

Qualifications / training

• Dietitian registered with Health Professions Council
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development

Experience

• 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
• Experience of teaching and assessing students
• Experience of supervising staff

Skills/knowledge

• 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 timeDemonstrates a sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based clinical trends and practices
• 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
• 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
• Demonstrates innovative ideas

Other job requirements

• Ability to travel to different venues within the city, transporting equipment such as scales

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

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

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

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 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.

DBS Costs

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with the Trust will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary in 3 payments over a 3-month period once you start employment. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to these deductions being made. The charges for the DBS include the administration fee. The total costs are £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. For bank Workers the full cost of the DBS check (as detailed above) will be deducted from your pay following completion of your online mandatory training. No payment will be made for your online training until it is all complete and verified by the Temporary Staffing Team. Please note: You will not be able to work any bank shifts until you have completed your mandatory training, and your DBS is in place.

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!

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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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Sinead Walsh Job title Service Clinical Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0121 683 2300

Additional information

Whatever your skills or experience in dietetics we encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion. 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 Kellie Thursfield, Nutrition Support Team Leader, [e-mail], Lydia Reebye, Highly Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian, [e-mail], orSinead Walsh, Service Clinical Manager, [e-mail]. All can be reached on 0121 683 2300.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
3, Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN

Office hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

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