B6 / 7 Specialist Respiratory / General Medicine Dietitian (Development)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist Respiratory/NIV Dietitian to work within the Respiratory MDT at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham or a Dietitian looking to enhance their current skills and knowledge with the aim to specialise in respiratory dietetics by following an in depth competency / training package. The post holder will be mainly based on the two respiratory wards at QEHB, each of which contains a Respiratory Support Unit (RSU) for patients requiring enhanced respiratory support including NIV, CPAP and HFNO.

As a result of new funding, the role mainly focuses on supporting acutely unwell patients in RSU, who may require oral supplements or enteral feeding to meet their nutritional needs. The successful candidate will also provide specialist advice to respiratory patients outside of RSU, such as patients with severe COPD, bronchiectasis and TB, as well as patients stepping down from intensive care requiring intensive rehabilitation.

Dependant on the successful candidates experience, they will be appointed as a band 7 or a band 6 with a competency / training package with the aim of becoming a band 7 once complete. Once competent, the successful candidate will lead the Dietetic Respiratory inpatient service provision on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site. The post holder will line manage a respiratory band 6 dietitian who supports with seeing respiratory patients outside of RSU.

The successful candidate will be part of the larger dietetic team at the QE Hospital of over 50 dietitians covering various specialities. You will work closely with therapy colleagues to develop the respiratory service and will be integrated within the ward MDT, attending board rounds every week. This is a fast paced environment so good leadership and organisational skills are essential to this role.

The successful individual will take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of a variety of complex patients so the applicant must have significant dietetic experience within a range of specialities including enteral feeding, oral nutritional support, rehabilitation as well as ability to obtain relevant anthropometric measurements.

The post holder will actively participate in development, education and delivery of training to dietetic staff, healthcare professionals and dietetic students. You will initiate and carry out service development projects on the respiratory wards therefore experience of previous project work is desirable. CPD is heavily encouraged within the department, with opportunities to attend relevant study days and participate in internal band 7 development sessions.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

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