Job summary
Employer heading
Special Feed Maker
NHS AfC: band 3
Job overview
We are looking for an individual to work alongside a small friendly team of staff in the Special Feed Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The special feed unit prepare specialist infant feeds, oral supplement and enteral feeds for inpatients requiring specialist nutritional support and who are under the care of the Dietitians, preparing feeds for around 120 children daily.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to prepare special feeds for inpatients who require specialist nutrition using feed regimes prepared by the Dietitians . You will need to show expectational attention to detail, be able to weigh and measure feed constituents accurately, and to adhere closely to procedures. Our feeds are prepared using strict hygiene protocols to ensure they are safe to give to our most vulnerable patients. You must have a good level of literacy, numeracy and be able to communicate effectively. You will ideally have either worked in a large scale catering business preparing food, or in a healthcare clinical setting, delivering patient care, and be physically fit and able to undertake moving and handling duties .
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 5 Level 2 qualifications including English Language and Mathematics
Desirable criteria
- Food Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of food handling and food safety
- IT literate and able to use Microsoft application including word and email
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to interpret numerical information
- Evidence of ability to weigh and measure accurately
- Ability to interpret temperature monitoring graphs appropriately
- Evidence of use of problem solving skills
- Able to concentrate fully during a shift
- Physically fit and able to undertake manual handling duties
- Able to work to a strict deadline
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a food or feed preparation environment
- Experience of measuring constituents to a high degree of accuracy ( 0.5g and 0.5ml)
- Experience of preparing special feeds
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Belinda Dumbleton
- Job title
- Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8037
- Additional information
Steve Kitchen
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