Are you passionate about optimising the care and treatment of children and young people with diabetes to promote the independence and dignity of your patients?

We believe that as dietitians, nutrition nurses and support staff:

• We enable recovery
• We empower quality of life
• We bring independence and dignity to our patients
• We support the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.

The Nutrition and Dietetics Service at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is excited to recruit a specialist dietitian to work within our diabetes service working with people in paediatric diabetes outpatients and with newly diagnosed children on the inpatient unit. As the successful applicant you will be working within our proud and forward thinking MDT, alongside colleagues who are friendly, approachable and supportive and who truly value dietitians as part of the MDT service.

This is an exciting time for Dietetics, Allied Health Professionals and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust as we prepare to move to our brand new Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital in the Autumn of 2024.

Main duties of the job

The successful posthlder will run outpatient clinics as part of the consultant-led MDT both within the MDT outpatient setting and as dietetic led clinics. The caseload consist of working with children, young people and their adult and includes all phases of dietetic care from diagnosis and across a variety of age ranges . We are leaders in the Blck Country in terms of HbA1c levels achieved for our children and young people and for the number of people successfully commenced on insulin pumps. Our diabetes service is integrated across adults and paediatrics and you will be joining a team of 5 diabetes dietitians working in the specialist area of diabetes.

The role includes an element of inreach to provide inpatient care focussed on supporting newly diagnosed individuals and their families to learn the fundamentals of carbohydrate care following diagnosis. You will have a varied and interesting case load of patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes diagnoses and will be working with children and young people and their adult/carer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with the people on their caseload.

You will be joining a progressive service that is part of the national paediatric diabetes peer review programme. Outpatient clinics are structured to promote MDT working and so you will never feel unsupported in your role.

About us

The Nutrition and Dietetics Department is a growing team based across Sandwell and West Birmingham. The department is friendly, sociable and progressive and you will be warmly welcomed. The culture in this department is supportive and staff welfare and wellbeing is paramount.

We have regular departmental meetings, clinical supervision sessions (including monthly group restorative sessions) and education meetings. Continuing professional development is promoted and as part of the job role we will support you with training and competency development as necessary.

The Department trains student dietitians from Coventry and Birmingham City Universities across the full range of placements.

There is excellent administrative support and IT facilities, along with access to modern Trust library facilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for further details of the job including main responsibilities.

Interested applicants are encouraged to make contact to arrange a conversation or an informal visit to further understand the role. We support applications for flexible working or those seeking developmental opportunities.

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https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/work-for-us/benefits/

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Member of BDA special interest group/PENG
• Post registration clinical update course or equivalent in relevant subject
• Post-registration qualification in paediatrics, or diabetes in young and children
• Attendance at student supervisory skills course

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration clinical experience
• Experience of working as part of a dietetic team and the wider MDT.
• Experience of training student dietitians
• Experience of working with individuals and groups of staff and patients.

Desirable

• Experience of line managing qualified or clinical support staff
• Involvement in audit and research.
• Experience of working in paediatrics, or diabetes

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham/ Sandwell

B18 7QH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

381-CT-6432396