Special Feed Maker

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an individual to join the Special Feed Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. You will prepare specialist feeds for inpatients under the supervision of Dietitians, ensuring accurate weighing and strict hygiene.

The role requires good literacy, numeracy and effective communication. Prior experience in large-scale catering or healthcare catering is welcomed; part-time 26.25 hours per week on a rota, with weekend duties.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 GCSE or equivalent at grade 4 or above including Mathematics and English Language.
• Ability to interpret numerical information.
• Ability to weigh and measure feed constituents accurately.
• Competent IT skills including use of email and internet.

Responsibilities

• Prepare special feeds for inpatients according to Dietitians' regimes.
• Weigh and measure feed constituents accurately and adhere to recipes.
• Maintain strict hygiene protocols to ensure feeds are safe for vulnerable patients.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

GCSEs including Maths & English

Tools

Email

Job description

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Main area Special Feed Maker Grade NHS AfC: band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26.25 hours per week (Weekday plus weekend work on a rota) Job ref 284-26-8272989-DMUT

Site Birmingham Children's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/11/2026

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

We are looking for an individual to work alongside a small friendly team of staff in the Special Feed Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The special feed unit prepare specialist infant feeds, oral supplement and enteral feeds for inpatients requiring specialist nutritional support and who are under the care of the Dietitians, preparing feeds for around 120 children daily.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to prepare special feeds for inpatients who require specialist nutrition using feed regimes prepared by the Dietitians . You will need to show expectational attention to detail, be able to weigh and measure feed constituents accurately, and to adhere closely to procedures. Our feeds are prepared using strict hygiene protocols to ensure they are safe to give to our most vulnerable patients.

You must have a good level of literacy, numeracy and be able to communicate effectively. You will ideally have either worked in a large scale catering business preparing food, or catering setting within a Healthcare organisation , and be physically fit and able to undertake moving and handling duties .

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Person specification

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 GCSE or equivalent at grade 4 or above or equivalent including Mathematics and English Language

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS

• Ability to interpret numerical information
• Ability to measure and weigh feed constituents to a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to interpret data logging data and take appropriate action if outside of parameters

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Competent in the IT including the use of email, and internet

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

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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.