Advanced Specialist Dietitian - Surgical and Gastroenterlogy

Sandwell & West Birmingham Nutrition & Dietetic Services are seeking to recruit an advanced Dietitian into a newly created clinical leadership role within our expanding service. This is an exciting step for our service as we seek to build on our existing clinical leadership structure and strengthen our clinical representation as our services expand.
We are seeking an innovative individual who is driven to lead within our Acute Surgical/Gastro services. Candidates will be joining a service at a time of considerable opportunity. You will need to use highly developed interpersonal skills to foster strong relationships within the wider MDT, acute nutrition MDT plus an integral role within the PN nutrition team.
The successful post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and skills in adult acute surgical and gastro dietetics. With a proven track record of leading for quality improvement within Dietetic teams.
Our service covers all aspects of nutrition nursing & dietetic care within the Trust; for adults, paediatrics and transition services across inpatient, community and outpatient pathways.
The post-holder would join our existing acute leadership structure working alongside our Clinical Nurse Specialists and Acute Dietitian Team Leaders which will include exposure to a range of services and opportunities., This is an exciting role at an exciting time for Dietetics, Allied Health Professionals and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust as we seek to become the leading provider of integrated care bringing lots of opportunities for future development.
This post holder will lead and provide specialist dietetic services to adults on the acute Gastro/surgical wards. Providing evidence based nutritional assessments and management for all adults requiring specialist and complex nutrition interventions. The post holder will work as an integral part of the PN nutrition Team, providing expert dietetic management of complex PN patients.
The Nutrition and Dietetics Department is a growing team of 30-40 dietitians and nutrition nurses; based across Sandwell and West Birmingham. We have regular departmental meetings, clinical supervision sessions and education meetings. Continuing professional development is promoted and supported.
The Department trains student dietitians from Coventry and Birmingham City Universities across the full range of placements.

+ Ambitious to improve and drive Acute Surgical/Gastro Dietetic services?
+ Innovative and driven?

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

NHS AfC: Band 7
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live, Interested applicants are encouraged to make contact to arrange a conversation or an informal visit to further understand the role.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.