Aims and Objectives of the Sub Group
- Provide a network for paediatric renal dietitians to enable information exchange, professional support, education and development of products and resources.
- Develop and promote renal dietetics as a specialism within paediatric dietetics
- To represent a defined group of members, namely paediatric renal dietitians
- To keep paediatric renal dietitians up to date on research, audits, service evaluations and improvements, and developments within paediatric renal dietetics and nephrology via the PSG newsletter, google shared drive, twitter and any other relevant social media platform
- To provide support to members on paediatric renal nutritional when requested
- To raise the profile of paediatric renal dietitians
- To engage with and increased links with the adult Renal Nutrition Group (RNG), national and international nephrology organisations, professional bodies and charities
- To continue to work with appropriate professional bodies such as the British Dietetic Association, British Association for Paediatric (BAPN), Nephrology, UK Kidney Association (UKKA), Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP), Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, to help develop national and international resources, clinical practice recommendations and guidelines and to support and share improvements in kidney services
- To develop and update competencies and training packages for dietitians to enable demonstration of skills and knowledge within Paediatric Renal Dietetics in the UK
- To develop and evaluate 3 core paediatric renal dietetic outcome measures to ensure cost- and clinically-effective services.
- To enable collaborative audit, service evaluation and improvement, and provide support and advice for paediatric renal dietetic research
- To encourage and enable continued professional development (CPD) within our membership, including case study discussion and critical appraisal of relevant publications
- To continue to develop and update resources for patients/carers as part of infoKID. InfoKID is a partnership project of three organisations: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, British Association for Paediatric Nephrology and Kidney Care UK.
- To be involved in quality improvement projects to continually improve the care delivered to our children/young people
- To foster similar working relationships with industry, such as those supplying paediatric nutritional products, working in partnership where appropriate to inform members and develop new products.
What the role has to offer
As the sub-group events officer, you will work closely with the committee to organise and deliver study days, webinars and CPD to sub group members. Using your knowledge of hot topics, strategic developments and practice you’ll work with your committee to develop relevant events to deliver a valued member resource.
We don’t expect you to do it alone; as events officer you’ll work closely with the chair and the sub group committee and with the support of the BDA staff team to deliver your sub group aims and objectives.
Through this role you will gain event management, organisation, communication and project management skills, which can translate directly into career development. It will also give you an opportunity to work with colleagues across your locality, building networks, sharing knowledge and skills.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Work closely with your committee to plan and co-ordinate study days, webinars and CPD events.
- Plan the event programme, working with the committee and members on ideas for topics and speakers.
- Work with the social media officer and website officer to utilise BDA and branch communication channels to market the event.
- Work with the BDA to sign the appropriate contracts for event spaces, merchandise and any other associated contracts.
- Work closely with the BDA’s volunteering team, seeking advice and guidance where needed.
Training, support and resources
As the events officer you’ll work with the volunteering team who offers support, guidance and advice to the events officer. Support for this role is offered by key committee members including the chair, treasurer, social media officer, sponsorship officer and website editor who work as a team to set event strategy, determine priorities and lead the committee to success.
We have a variety of resources, tools and training available to support this role including:
- Full induction with BDA staff and a full handover from the previous events officer.
- Training and development opportunities to help build personal and professional skills including workshops, webinars and the BDA’s annual volunteer conference.
- Access to our volunteer handbook and volunteer hub providing a range of resources and guidance.
- Regular communications including a monthly volunteer newsletter with BDA updates and opportunities.
- Networking with other volunteers through events, webinars and access to our volunteer forums.
Length of service and commitment
You will be elected for a two-year term of office and hope that you will be able to stay in the role throughout this term. There is the option to extend for an additional two-year term. We hope that reasonable notice would be given if you are no longer able to fulfil this role, as we appreciate that circumstances can change.
There are a number of training and development opportunities available, including a detailed induction with BDA staff and governance training to be undertaken upon commencement of each term.
Committee meetings are held regularly and can be attended virtually if required. There is a varying and flexible amount of work in between meetings which is dependent on the strategy, workplans and projects agreed to by the committee.
The sub group holds a minimum of one event for members a year which includes the Annual General Meeting. It is typical for the committee to attend these events.
Recruitment method
To apply for this role please submit a nomination form by 14 February 2025. Nominees must be a member of the Paediatric Renal Nutrition specialist sub-group and a member of the Paediatric specialist 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 the chair Shelley who will be happy to help.