Community Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Are you passionate about optimising the care and treatment of children and young people in community care. Working with children, parents and their adultto promote the independence and dignity of your patients? We believe that as dietitians, nutrition nurses and support staff:

• We enable recovery
• We empower quality of life
• We bring independence and dignity to our patients
• We support the foundation of a healthy lifestyle., The successful postholder will look after a community caseload across Sandwell and West Birmingham. The caseload consists of working with babies, children, young people and their adult and the caseload may include working with children requiring enteral tube feeding, with faltering growth, or allergies to name a few. The postholder will have opportunities to work alongside other paediatric dietitians within our team who cover paediatric specialities including; allergy, diabetes, community, inpatients and the neonatal unit and will have the opportunities to build strong working relationships with peer support. The role requires any successful candidate to be able to work across a variety of locations including schools, at people's homes, day centres and schools and there is plenty of opportunity to develop skills with a varied and interesting case load of patients and will be working with children and young people and their adult/carer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity
to build meaningful relationships with the multidisciplinary team to optimise the care of babies, children and young people in the community, working closely with the community MDT. You will be joining a progressive service that is keen to be the employer of choice and you will never feel unsupported in your role

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community. Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique. We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.