Band 8a Service Clinical Manager | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Nechells; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Nechells is seeking a passionate Service Clinical Manager to lead the Children's Nutrition & Dietetic service. You will ensure high-quality, inclusive care for children and families. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in dietetic practice and enteral feeding management, with experience in clinical management. This role emphasizes leadership and dedication to community health improvement. Applications close on Oct 1, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical management and leadership.
• Excellent grasp of children's nutritional care.
• Ability to handle complex clinical cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Children’s Nutrition & Dietetic service.
• Ensure quality and compassionate care for children and families.
• Manage and support a clinical caseload.

Skills

Dietetic practice

Enteral feeding management

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about working with children, young people & families and want to make a difference to the community dietetic services they receive? Are you enthusiastic about quality improvement and can think outside of the box?

You will be working in a diverse city will give you opportunities to develop your clinical skills & knowledge.

Do you want to work in a team that will support & value you?

It is really important to us that our staff practice & delivery of care reflects the core values of our organisation & that we are caring, open, respectful, responsible, and inclusive and support the Division in being a ‘Great Place to Work’.

Role and Responsibilities

The Service Clinical Manager (SCM) will be primarily responsible for the clinical management, leadership, planning and delivery of clinical services across the associated portfolio.

This opportunity will provide leadership to the Children’s Nutrition & Dietetic service, facilitating a seamless service which supports children’s nutritional care on discharge and in the community. There are complex clinical cases that need experienced support therefore an excellent grasp of dietetic practice and enteral feeding management is essential. Knowledge of safeguarding procedures to support clinically vulnerable patients is also necessary. There is an opportunity to maintain a clinical caseload in an appropriate area.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Professional Lead for Paediatric Dietetics, other SCMs, the Group Clinical Manager, Group Manager and associated Service Manager to ensure the service resources are used effectively so as clinical and professional nursing and dietetic standards are met. As a senior clinical leader, they will act as an expert resource using their clinical knowledge and skills to inform service developments. As a leader they will be a role model to other colleagues ensuring all children, young people and their families/carers receive a high standard of care which is compassionate, inclusive, and individual to their specific needs and wishes.

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Important

• Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address

About BCHC

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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 better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for more details of main responsibilities of the role.

We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Sue Meredith Professional Lead Paediatric Dietetics/Trust Professional Lead Dietetics 07816135287.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025