B6 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery & Oncology Snr Dietitian

Job summary

12-Month Fixed-Term Contact

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our growing Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery Service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This post is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

You will be working alongside our specialist Band 7 HPB Dietitian, playing a pivotal role in delivering and developing a new dietetic service for patients undergoing complex cancer surgery and treatment. You will be working in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, supporting patients to optimise their nutritional status before surgery, enhance their post-operative recovery and manage the nutritional consequences of cancer and treatment throughout their treatment journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and proactive dietitian to gain specialist experience in HPB surgery, cancer care and service development. You will be joining the service at an exciting stage of growth and will be required to make a real contribution to its development and sustainability, improving outcomes for patients undergoing complex cancer treatment and demonstrating this though service evaluation and audit.

Experience in Surgery, Oncology or prehabilitation would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the HPB multidisciplinary team you will:

-Manage a specialist caseload of HPB surgical and oncology patients and deliver regular outpatient clinics and inpatient assessments.

-Provide specialist dietetic input throughout the HPB cancer treatment pathway, from diagnosis and prehabilitation through to surgery, oncology treatment, recovery and survivorship.

-Support the ongoing development of a new and expanding HPB dietetic service working closely with the Band 7 Specialist HPB Dietitian.

-Contribute to audit, quality improvement and service evaluation projects throughout the post to demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of the specialist HPB dietetic service.

-Collect, record and analyse clinical activity and outcome data to support service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives and future business case development.

-Participate in service development initiatives and help establish efficient systems and processes to support the future growth of the HPB dietetic service.

-Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to identify opportunities for pathway improvement, service redesign and enhanced patient outcomes.

-Contribute to the development of patient information resources, clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice within the HPB service.

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

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.
• 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, powerpoint, 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

• Experience in HPB, Surgery, and/or Oncology.
• Knowledge of HPB Cancer pathways.
• Knowledge or experience in prehabilitation.
• Evidence of teaching groups of 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

• 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