Band 6 Senior Dietitian (Gastroenterology and Colorectal Surgery)

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The closing date is 24 October 2025

Be a member of the specialist gastro-intestinal disorders dietetic team

Provide specialist dietetic support to patients under the gastroenterology, general surgery and colorectal specialities at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Have a dietetic caseload including inpatients and outpatients

Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings with the inflammatory bowel disease team and ward teams

To facilitate multidisciplinary team meetings and best interest meetings to achieve the best clinical outcomes for our patients

To line manage other dietitians and dietetic assistants

To participate in the development of the service

To contribute to the training of student dietitians on clinical placement

Employees based at QEHB will be expected to demonstrate a flexible working approach and move across sites as required to deliver care based on organisational and service need

To participate in 7 day working when appropriate service delivery allows and commences

This is a part time post, for 18.75 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for and lead on the provision and requirements of the gastroenterology and surgical dietetic service for inpatients and outpatients at QEHB. They will also be an integral member of the multidisciplinary and dietetic teams for the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will provide dietetic inpatient support to the gastroenterology ward and surgical wards at QEHB

The post holder must demonstrate a high level of knowledge, skills and experience as an independent practitioner

To deliver a high quality, evidence-based Nutrition and Dietetic service to the specialist areas of gastroenterology and colorectal surgery

To act autonomously and competently in the management of an adult caseload with a varying degree of nutritional complexity, including managing regional and out of region home tube feeding patients

To act as an expert nutritional resource within the specialist areas of gastroenterology and colorectal surgery, in order to educate and train dietetic students and other health professionals within the Trust

To contribute to the Trusts clinical governance programme by taking a lead within a specialist area for audit, development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines/protocols and continuing professional development

To be responsible for training, teaching, preceptorship and clinical supervision of junior staff and students

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC

Experience

• Post-graduate experience relevant to post
• Teaching skills including supervisory skills for student training
• Relevant post registration experience at entry to post
• All types of nutritional support
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• In depth knowledge of nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools
• Up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings / journal clubs
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas
• Clinical e.g.
• -accredited specialist training courses
• -attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
• -attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
• -Specialist experience relevant to clinical area
• -Experience of clinical audit or research
• -Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• -Communication skills training or counselling skills training
• In depth knowledge of relevant clinical area
• Evidence of teaching groups of professionals & patients
• Evidence of clinical audit and/or research

Additional Criteria

• Able to demonstrate good use of a range of communication skills
• Ability to work through interpreters and use visual aids
• Able to use counselling skills to optimise patient care
• Good presentation and teaching skills with evidence of presentations to groups of patients, staff and service users
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Able to manage and organise own workload
• Able to use equipment relevant to speciality e.g. skin fold callipers, enteral feeding equipment, scales, stadiometers
• Able to plan, deliver and report on a clinical audit and other relevant projects
• Working knowledge of computer programmes e.g. word processing, spread sheets, data bases, power point, dietary analysis, data collection and patient information programmes
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to manage busy workload and to be committed and flexible to work across sites if required
• Reliable, conscientious and flexible
• Team player
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Enthusiasm and motivation to work at UHB
• Enthusiasm and commitment to train student dietitians and others
• Commitment to continued professional practice
• Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences)

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.

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