Band 4 Dietetic Assistant - (Inherited Metabolic Disorders)

Job summaryWe are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to join our friendly/nurturing Inherited Metabolic Disorder (IMD) dietetic team. We have 22.5 hours a week (0.6 whole time equivalent) available on a permanent basis for a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant post in this speciality.This post involves working alongside 3 specialist dietitians and a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to assist in the provision of the dietetic service to our IMD patients. The job is mainly office and outpatient based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with some occasional ward visits.You should have experience of working as a therapy assistant within a health care setting and an awareness of the complexity of working with patients with chronic conditions such as IMDs. You should have experience of cooking and modifying recipes, teaching and training others to improve nutritional care and experience of using social media with the public/patients. Main duties of the job*To work as a member of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders specialist multi-professional team to support and assist Dietitians in providing high quality nutritional care to outpatients and inpatients, and to other contracted users of the service.*To be involved in assessment of patients' nutritional intakes, development and delivery of nutritional treatment plans as guided by the specialist dietitians.*To work with the dietitians, teams, outpatient staff, carers, colleges, day centres, care homes and nutritional companies to help optimise care for the patients.*To undertake independently phone reviews of patients and report to the specialist dietitians.*To be responsible for the ordering of stock and sample provision for patients.*To undertake administrative duties which facilitate the clinical care of patients and the requirements of the dietetic team.*To work as a member of the team supporting clinical audit and patient nutritional assessment and management*To work within the team to support audit, data collection, management and report writing About usWe 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.Job description Job responsibilities*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Job description Job responsibilities*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 IMD or similar patients Significant experience of working with the general public Experience of working as part of a team Desirable Experience of using a full range of NHS computer programmes Background knowledge of nutrition and its importance in patient treatment Basic knowledge of nutrition and the importance of dietary treatment Basic understanding of the impact of diagnosis and potentially lifelong treatment for patients with Long term conditions patients Awareness of local needs of specific patient group e.g. ethnic groups, learning difficulties, young people Knowledge of computer programmes e.g. email, spreadsheets, data bases, patient information programmes and appointment systems Additional Criteria Essential Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition Enthusiasm and motivation to work at UHB Commitment to CPD Motivated to develop the service Desirable Active member of relevant professional groups Demonstrates the Trust values - Kind, Challenge, Bold 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 IMD or similar patients Significant experience of working with the general public Experience of working as part of a team Desirable Experience of using a full range of NHS computer programmes Background knowledge of nutrition and its importance in patient treatment Basic knowledge of nutrition and the importance of dietary treatment Basic understanding of the impact of diagnosis and potentially lifelong treatment for patients with Long term conditions patients Awareness of local needs of specific patient group e.g. ethnic groups, learning difficulties, young people Knowledge of computer programmes e.g. email, spreadsheets, data bases, patient information programmes and appointment systems Additional Criteria Essential Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition Enthusiasm and motivation to work at UHB Commitment to CPD Motivated to develop the service Desirable Active member of relevant professional groups Demonstrates the Trust values - Kind, Challenge, Bold Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer details Employer nameUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust AddressQueen Elizabeth Hospital Mindelsohn Way Birmingham West Midlands B15 2TH Employer's website