Band 5/6 Macmillan Dietician( Development Opportunity) • Birmingham University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nBand 5/6 Macmillan Dietician( Development Opportunity) with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom\n\n Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian looking to progress to the next step to become a Band 6 Dietitian or an experienced Band 6 Dietitian looking for a change with our Macmillan cancer and palliative care service. A B5 to Band 6 development post will also be considered for the right applicant. The post will predominantly be based at Heartlands and Good Hope hospital, but may cross-site to Solihull if required. The Macmillan service covers a wide range of cancer specialities including acute haematology, ears, nose and throats and upper gastrointestinal. The clinical caseload varies from acute inpatients to MDT outpatient clinics or dietitian from home clinics. The service works closely with our multidisciplinary colleagues within MDTs and joint therapy clinic reviews. The successful applicant will receive training from an experienced multidisciplinary team in the care of the Macmillan patients. This will expose the successful candidate to a wide range of cancer and palliative conditions with a variety of therapy interventions. Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required We are looking for an experienced Band 5 or current Band 6 Dietitian with an interest in Palliative care and Cancer care. It is essential they have good clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. The post-holder must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have good organisational and time management skills, problem solving skills and an enthusiasm for service development. The dietitian will be expected to manage their own clinical caseload, including assessing, treating and discharging, and take an active approach to their own personal development alongside a comprehensive training programme. The successful candidate will have to work closely with the multidisciplinary team and therapy colleagues and look to contribute to our student pathways. About Us 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. Job Description *Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Person specification Qualifications Essential Degree in dietetics or equivalent Current State Registration with HCPC Experience Essential Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality. Demonstration of clinical experience of working with patients within speciality Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team and dietetic team Understanding of audit, clinical effectiveness and its importance in the provision of a quality service Awareness of local needs, eg; ethnic minority and low income groups Excellent organisational and time management skills. Evidence of presentations to groups Work in line with HCPC standards and BDA code of conduct 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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants. UK Professional Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website."}