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 Paediatric Renal Nutrition sub-group treasurer, you will have a vital role as the co-ordinator of all financial matters within your committee. You’ll have oversight of your groups budget providing accurate records of financial transactions, managing income and expenditure and working with the committee to create business cases for projects.
In this role you will work with a motivated committee of volunteers, who work as a team to set group strategy, deliver objectives and provide group members with resources, education and networking opportunities.
You’ll work with the committee to develop an overview of the strategic developments affecting the group from both within the BDA and externally to the profession. Using your knowledge and skills to represent group members interests, advocate for the specialism and the dietetic profession as a whole.
We don’t expect you to do it alone, as Treasurer you’ll be supported by the accounts department and the BDA staff team who provide training to prepare you for this role as well as ongoing support and guidance. You’ll have the support of the committee chair, working closely with the group committee to plan budgets, projects, meetings and business cases.
Through this position you will gain financial management, strategic finance, 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 speciality, building networks, sharing knowledge and skills.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for financial matters, working very closely with the BDA accounts department and volunteer manager seeking advice and guidance where needed.
- Ensure that the committee is following the guidance and procedures in the ‘BDA finance handbook.’
- Lead the annual budget process for your group, supported by the BDA accounts department and work with the committee on planning work and projects, ensuring all planned expenditure and income is budgeted for.
- Monitor and evaluate the budget on a regular basis, ensuring that any necessary adjustments are put in place with the BDA accounts department.
- Provide advice and guidance to the committee on financial matters and ensure projects and events have a budget and are included in the overall group budget.
- Where needed, work with relevant committee members and the BDA staff team to arrange contracts and service agreements, meeting BDA guidance and HMRC rules.
- Present the group accounts at the annual general meeting (AGM).
- Submit regular information on the financial activity of the group to the accounts department in the format of payment and receipt packs.
- Attend the BDA strategic finance workshop upon commencement of the role and refresher training upon commencement of a second term.
- Where relevant support the committee in delivery of group projects.
Training, support and resources
You’ll work closely with the Volunteer Team and the accounts department who offer support, guidance and advice to the postholder. Support for this role is offered by key committee members including the chair, vice chair and secretary who work as a team to set strategy, determine priorities and lead the committee to success.
We have a variety of resources, tools and training available to support this role including:
- Induction with BDA staff
- Training and development opportunities to help build personal and professional skills including workshops, webinars and the BDA’s annual volunteer conference.
- Access to our finance handbook.
- Regular support and advice from the accounts department.
- Strategic finance training to help you build strategic finance, business planning and budgeting skills.
- 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.