This team works directly with GP Practices and their staff to deliver a highly autonomous nutrition service across a wide range of conditions and for patients of all ages. There are opportunities to develop and use your specialist dietetic skills in areas including frailty, gastro, diabetes, weight management and paediatrics. Embedded with the PCN, you will collaborate with other experienced PCN Dietitians to deliver this service and will have the professional support and leadership of the Dietetic Service Leads.
As PCN Dietitian you will work with designated GP practices to deliver a comprehensive and autonomous nutrition service. Continuing service development and innovation is a key part of this role, and through collaboration with other PCN Dietitians you will help shape this new and growing service.
In Birmingham we have embraced new ways of working to deliver safe high-quality care and enable staff to maintain a flexible work life balance. These include virtual consultations via telephone or video and some face-to-face clinics / care home visits.
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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
This team works directly with GP Practices and their staff to deliver a highly autonomous nutrition service across a wide range of conditions and for patients of all ages.
Birmingham Community Nutrition provides a comprehensive community citywide service for the Birmingham CCG and employs over 70 staff. We also support the training of dietetic students from two higher education institutions (A, B & C placements).
Benefits of working for Birmingham Community Nutrition include free parking at all community venues, excellent access to IT equipment to work remotely, up to date office facilities and comprehensive admin support dedicated to the service.
The department has a structured approach to Clinical Governance and your personal development via preceptorship, annual appraisals, clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust, whose goal is to be a truly inclusive organisation and a great place to work.
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