Band 3 Dietetic Assistant

The closing date is 7th Feb 2023

Job summary

Two Band 3, 1.0WTE, Dietetic Assistants in Healthcare for Older People and Trauma.

An opportunity has arisen for two dietetic assistants to work either within the Older People and Acute Medicine wards, based in the Heritage site or on the Trauma wards of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. These acute wards are managed by a strong multidisciplinary team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist nurses, social workers, palliative care services and liaison psychiatry.

The successful candidate will be part of an evolving dietetic team of Dietetic Assistants, Senior Dietitians, which will be lead by a dedicated Band 7 Specialist Dietitian.

The successful individuals will be involved in the dietetic assessment and treatment of a variety of patients within these specialty areas under the guidance of the Dietitians.

There will also be opportunities to become competent in measuring a range of anthropometry.

The applicant must have skills, knowledge and experience of caring for people who are malnourished and dehydrated in a busy, acute NHS hospital.

Being flexible, patient-centred, managing a caseload and accurate record-keeping are essential.

For further information please contact Nuala Cullen [nuala.cullen@uhb.nhs.uk] or Susan Duff [susan.duff@uhb.nhs.uk]

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The successful candidates will join a small friendly team, but you will be part of the larger dietetic team at the QE Hospital of over 50 dietitians covering various specialities. You will work closely with different therapy colleagues and the dietetic team to help develop the healthcare of older people/trauma services. You will be under the supervision of Dietitians, supporting the provision of a nutrition and dietetic service to patients.

The successful individuals will take on a valuable role in supporting the assessment and treatment of a variety of patients so the applicants will ideally have experience with dealing with members of public, be able to demonstrate good communication skills along side an interest in food + nutrition and improving health and wellbeing.

The post is full time (37.5 hours) although applications are welcomed for any part time or job share opportunities.

If you have any questions please contact Nuala Cullen (Nuala.Cullen@uhb.nhs.uk) or Susan Duff (susan.duff@uhb.nhs.uk) or on 0121 3713485.

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;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in

Maths / English / Science

Educated to N.V.Q. level 3 or equivalent

eg: completion of a BDA validated on the

job dietetic assistant training programme

or equivalent comparable experience

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in an

acute healthcare setting

either

- as a dietetic assistant

or

- significant experience of working in

a clinical environment and with

Neurosurgery or similar patients

Significant experience of working with the

general public

Experience of working as part of a team

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.

For help with your application, contact: 

Nuala Cullen 

Nuala.Cullen@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213713485 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 3 

Salary

£21730.00  to £23177.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1069450PM 

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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