Respiratory Dietitian Specialist

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist Respiratory/NIV Dietitian to work within the Respiratory MDT at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham or a Dietitian looking to enhance their current skills and knowledge with the aim to specialise in respiratory dietetics by following an in-depth competency/training package.

Main Duties
  • Support acutely unwell patients in RSU, who may require oral supplements or enteral feeding to meet their nutritional needs.
  • Provide specialist advice to respiratory patients outside of RSU, such as patients with severe COPD, bronchiectasis, and TB, as well as patients stepping down from intensive care requiring intensive rehabilitation.
  • Lead the Dietetic Respiratory inpatient service provision on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site.
  • Line manage a respiratory band 6 dietitian who supports with seeing respiratory patients outside of RSU.
About the Role

The successful candidate will be part of the larger dietetic team at the QE Hospital of over 50 dietitians covering various specialities. You will work closely with therapy colleagues to develop the respiratory service and will be integrated within the ward MDT, attending board rounds every week.

Person Specification
  • Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels.
  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
  • Registration with HCPC.
  • Significant post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area.
  • Practical skill & in-depth experience in a multi-disciplinary setting in relevant specialist field evidenced by a learning portfolio and leading to advanced theoretical knowledge in area/s of clinical practice.
  • Experience of training Dietetic students.
  • Evidence of relevant continued professional development in following areas: Clinical, Teaching, and Communication.
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.
  • Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.



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