About this role
Job summary
At UHB our vision is to Build Healthier lives. Our purpose is to improve the health of the people and communities through delivering the best patient care in line with our values of being Kind, Connected and Bold.
2026 is the year of Leadership at UHB and we are proud to invest and recognise the importance and value of the therapies services across our four hospitals.
Our communities are rich in diversity and present with a range of complex gastroenterological conditions - to that end we are thrilled to announce this opportunity for candidates with specialist interest in gastroenterology and nutrition support.
Within our Gastroenterology and Nutrition Support team you will work as a member of the Therapies Respiratory cluster and Gastroenterology and Nutrition Support team providing dietetic support for gastroenterology and nutritional support services across the Trust sites, working with the multidisciplinary gastro teams.
You will share the team's passion in improving care, quality and the overall experience whilst making a difference to the people who access our services. In return, you can expect to join like-minded people who deliver unequivocal excellence in all aspects of their role and who want to make a difference to the communities we live and work in.
As one of the largest foundation Trusts we can provide more challenge and more opportunities to ensure your career is always moving in the right direction.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary gastroenterology team across the Trust, providing a Dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients. You will accurately assess patients' clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised knowledge and skills and a broad range of nutritional assessment skills, measurements and techniques.
Success in this role will see you provide dietetic advice and support to patients and their careers, taking into account ethical, cultural, religious, socio-economic and educational needs. You will liaise and communicate effectively with other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding inpatients and outpatients, advising and negotiating with the team to ensure optimal dietetic care for all patients.
You will develop and distribute appropriate evidence based dietary literature for gastroenterology patients and carers and participate in the implementation of service developments in dietetic gastroenterology and nutritional support services. You will supervise and actively participate in the training of student dietitians, student nurses and wider clinical teams.
We are committed to your personal and career development. We have a strong focus on quality improvement and service development, and we look forward to working with you to develop dietetic provision across gastroenterology services.
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 description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels * Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent * Registration with HCPC
Desirable
*MSc or equivalent experience e.g. advanced level of clinical practice / relevant postgraduate, professionally accredited courses
Experience Essential
* Relevant post registration experience relevant to clinical area- at least 12 months * In depth for nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools. * Knowledge of all types of nutritional support. * Up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings / journal clubs. * Working knowledge of computer programmes e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, power point, dietary analysis, data collection and patient information programmes. * Evidence of clinical audit and/or research. * Evidence of multi-disciplinary team work. * Knowledge of standards of record keeping and medico-legal issues. * Experience of training Dietetic students.
Desirable
* Evidence of teaching groups pf professionals and patients * Evidence of ongoing regular attendance on post-graduate training courses and clinical development. * Evidence of attendance at national conferences. * Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA and accredited specialist training course. * Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
Additional Criteria Essential
* Ability to work through interpreters and use visual aids * Able to use a range of communication skills * Presentation / teaching skills * To work independently & as part of a team. * Manage and organise own work load. * Use equipment relevant to speciality e.g. skin fold callipers, enteral feeding equipment, weighing scales, stadiometers. * Plan and deliver a clinical audit programme. * Deputise as appropriate * Report writing skills * Complete home enteral feeding discharges competently. * Excellent interpersonal and team working skills. * Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise complex verbal information. * Ability to cope with a variety of personal and professional approaches to patient care. * Ability to discuss and influence with healthcare professionals across multidisciplinary teams and other agencies. * Ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding in addition to any communication impairment e.g. psychological resistance to change, hostility, extreme distress and grief. * Ability to analyse, interpret and explain complex information on diagnosis, management plan and their implications in a clear and precise manner to patients, their relatives and members of the multiprofessional team. * Ability to use skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem solving with colleagues, members of the multi professional team and other professionals on a daily basis. * Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way * Excellent time management * Excellent interpersonal and team working skills * Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition * Motivated to develop the service * Flexibility in the approach to a day in the knowledge that pressure of demand and throughput of patients will impact on original aims of the day * Work onsite due to the clinical caseload * Enthusiasm and commitment to train student dietitians and others * Commitment to CPD
Desirable
* Active member of relevant professional groups
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)