Band 6 Specialist Renal Dietitian (development opportunity)

Job summary

Are you a Registered Dietitian looking for a challenging post with an established, dynamic and pro-active Renal Team? If so, our renal dietitian position based at University Hospitals Birmingham is the job for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self motivated dietitian with an interest in applying current skill set to renal dietetics. This post would suit a dietitian looking to advance their career within a specialist field whilst expanding general dietetic skills

Your development will be fully supported working alongside our highly experienced team of renal dietitians providing a high quality service to our diverse and busy renal directorate

This post would suit anyone who is looking to broaden their understanding and expand dietetic skills to support the management of biochemistry and long term conditions. If you apply for the Developmental band 5 post full training will be provided to gain the relevant competencies for band 6. Expectation is band 6 would be achieved 6-12 months once in post, dependent on experience

You will join a large supportive dietetic department who work holistically with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues. The department offers training and development opportunities to strengthen clinical and service development skills

If you are looking for a dietetic role that is rewarding and fulfilling then this post is ideal for you

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will provide specialist dietetic care to a varied and challenging caseload requiring excellent time management skills with an ability to be flexible and prioritise workload. The role will include acute ward cover of AKI, CKD and General Medical patients, CKD outpatients (pre-dialysis, peritoneal and haemodialysis) and support to the hypertension MDT service. It will involve education and counselling of renal patients in areas of diabetes, weight management, nutrition support and mineral bone management

Renal dietitians are an integral and valued part of the MDT. Our input is frequently relied upon to make decisions regarding patient care and adjustments of medication, so excellent interpersonal, communication skills and a commitment to teamwork are essential

The post holder will be responsible for training dietetic placement students, supervising band 5 rotational dietitians and education of members of the MDT. There are exciting opportunities for being involved in training courses, quality improvement projects, developing educational materials, audits and research, along with being part of a network of renal dietitians in the specialist BDA group

This post is based at Heartlands Hospital but may involve travel to Solihull Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and 3 satellite dialysis units

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Job description

Full time post available however we welcome interest from applicants who want to consider part-time hours

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Joanne Maguire, Renal Dietetic Team Leader joanne.maguire@uhb.nhs.uk Tel: 0121 424 0675 or Catriona McClafferty, Clinical Team Leader

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Degree in dietetics or equivalent

*Current State Registration with HCPC

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates post registration experience within an acute setting

Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality. This would usually be approximately 12 months

Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team and dietetic team

Desirable

Demonstration of clinical experience of working with patients within speciality 

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Joanne Maguire 

01214240675