Band 6 Macmillan Dietitian - Therapies - Nutrition and Dietetics

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Macmillan Dietitian to support a caseload of oncology patients. The role requires clinical experience and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, offering opportunities for personal development. Ideal candidates will have HCPC registration and strong communication skills. Full-time position with flexible working considered.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Potential for flexible hours

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with complex needs in oncology dietetics.
• Evidence of presentations to groups and working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Broad clinical knowledge of dietetic specialties.

Responsibilities

• Support the oncology service by managing a caseload of patients.
• Provide dietetic input to MDT clinics and inpatient wards.
• Supervise Band 5s and students.

Skills

Clinical experience managing complex patient needs

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Excellent communication skills

Organizational and time management skills

Education

Current State Registration with HCPC

Job description

Band 6 Macmillan Dietitian - Therapies - Nutrition and Dietetics

Closing date: 08 December 2025

Are you an experienced Band 5 or an established Band 6 dietitian looking to gain experience within cancer care? At University Hospitals Birmingham (Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull sites) we are looking for a motivated, flexible and enthusiastic dietitian to join our friendly team. This is a full-time permanent post, although part-time hours and flexible working will be considered.

We are made up of a supportive team of oncology dietitians and will help a new post holder to transition into the role. We are contained within a wider department of welcoming and approachable dietitians. We provide inpatient and outpatient dietetic support to a range of tumour sites, including Upper GI, Head and Neck, Gynaecology, Haematology, HPB, Lung and Lower GI.

We are committed to supporting the ongoing personal and professional development of our staff and offer excellent training and development opportunities. The clinical caseload varies from acute inpatients to MDT outpatient clinics or dietitian from home clinics. The service works closely with our multidisciplinary colleagues within MDTs and joint therapy clinic reviews. The successful applicant will receive training from an experienced multidisciplinary team in the care of the Macmillan patients. This will expose the successful candidate to a wide range of cancer and palliative conditions with a variety of therapy interventions.

This is a fantastic time to join our team as we continue to develop our service.

Main duties of the job

Post registration experience in an acute NHS hospital setting is required to be able to support the team as a source of dietetic clinical knowledge and experience. The successful candidate should have experience of working as part of the MDT and have a range of clinical skills in different areas to be able to clinically reason complex scenarios and formulate an appropriate treatment plan for the patient. The post holder will provide support for the oncology service which will involve seeing patients in MDT clinics, on inpatient wards, in outpatient clinics or over telephone clinics.

Part of the role includes the supervision of Band 5s and students, and is able to demonstrate the application of these skills. They must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills which they use to overcome barriers whether that be within an MDT or with the patient. IT skills are required as all notes are completed with electronic records.

As service development is a key part of the role, we are looking for an innovative and self-motivated Dietitian. In return, we will provide support and lots of exciting opportunities for personal development and quality improvement or research projects; driving forward change and the development of new pathways within our Macmillan Dietetic service.

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Michelle Yam on Tel. No 0121 424 2673 or on email [e-mail].

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

• Current State Registration with HCPC

Experience

• Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
• Demonstration of clinical experience of working with patients within speciality.
• Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team and dietetic team.
• Understanding of audit, clinical effectiveness and its importance in the provision of a quality service.
• Awareness of local needs, eg; ethnic minority and low income groups.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Evidence of presentations to groups.
• Work in line with HCPC standards and BDA code of conduct.
• Broad clinical knowledge of speciality.

Additional Criteria

• Appropriately assertive.
• Good presentation and teaching skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and function effectively in the multidisciplinary team, leading where appropriate.
• Able to judge limits of skills/competence and recognise professional boundaries where appropriate.
• Supportive to other staff.
• Aims for excellence.
• Creative; looks for new ways of working.
• Prioritise own workload in demanding situations.
• Manage busy workload across several sites.
• Able to work under own initiative.
• Able to contribute to 7 day and extended hours service provision as appropriate.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post (i.e. where off site travel is required e.g. for home visits, frequent travel between sites); it is essential to possess a full car driving licence.
• Member of the BDA.
• Member of BDA specialist interest group.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust