Help shape clear, accurate and useful information for people living with kidney disease. As Patient Information Coordinator, you will lead a small working group responsible for prioritising, producing and updating the Kidney Dietitian Specialist Group’s patient information leaflets.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to national patient education resources, develop your leadership and coordination experience, and work with colleagues from across the renal dietetic community.
What the role offers
- Influence on patient information: help shape resources used to support people living with kidney disease.
- Leadership experience: lead a small working group, coordinate activity and support colleagues to deliver agreed priorities.
- Professional contribution: help ensure that patient information remains accurate, evidence-based and relevant.
- Wider networks: work alongside renal dietitians and other colleagues from across the UK.
- Career development: gain practical experience in leadership, resource development and collaborative working.
Your role
You will lead the group’s patient information work, helping the working group agree its priorities and coordinate the development and review of resources.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead a small working group responsible for the group’s patient information leaflets.
- Work with the group to identify and prioritise resources that need to be developed, reviewed or updated.
- Coordinate activity between meetings and help keep agreed work on track.
- Support contributors to produce clear, accurate, evidence-based and relevant patient information.
- Make sure resources are reviewed by appropriate colleagues and reflect current UK guidance and practice.
- Identify gaps, outdated information and opportunities to improve the existing range of resources.
- Provide progress updates to the Kidney Dietitian Specialist Group committee.
- Work with the committee, BDA staff and other relevant colleagues when support or specialist input is needed.
Who we are looking for
This role would suit someone who:
- Has an interest in patient information and education.
- Has knowledge or experience of renal dietetics.
- Can work collaboratively and support a small group to deliver agreed work.
- Is organised and able to coordinate activity between meetings.
- Understands the importance of clear, accessible and evidence-based information.
- Is willing to communicate regularly with the wider committee and relevant BDA staff.
Support and development
You will be fully supported throughout your term, including:
- Full induction with BDA staff and, where possible, a detailed handover
- Access to the volunteer handbook, hub and monthly newsletter
- Workshops, webinars and the BDA annual Volunteer Support Day
- Ongoing support from the BDA Volunteer Manager and the wider committee
- Networking with specialist group Education Officers and BDA leadership across the organisation
Aims and objectives of the group
- To bring together members with an interest in Kidney nutrition
- To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and experience
- To provide expert nutritional advice and information to dietitians, other health professionals and carers working with people with renal disease
- To promote research into the role of nutrition and renal disease
- To promote appropriate resources
- To liaise with other specialist groups within the BDA as appropriate and circulate and act upon information from BDA Board of Directors
- To deliver the Kidney Dietitian Specialist Group strategic plan in conjunction with the BDA Strategic plan
How to get involved
To apply for this role please submit a nomination form. Nominees must be a member of the group and provide the names and signatories of two BDA members to support their nomination.
If you would like an informal, confidential discussion about the role and the nomination process, please contact Angeline at [email protected].