Band 6 Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an enthusiastic Dietitian to join a dynamic team at a leading healthcare provider. This role focuses on managing complex Diabetes cases, offering clinical training, and supporting a collaborative environment. With a commitment to innovation and excellence in care, this position is ideal for those looking to enhance their skills and make a meaningful impact in patient care. The organization values professional development and provides a supportive atmosphere for growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in the healthcare sector, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and clinical supervisory skills are essential.
• Experience in Diabetes and ongoing CPD in the field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage type 1 complex Diabetes outpatient caseload and provide clinical training.
• Support and supervise Band 5 staff and Dietetic students.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Clinical supervision

Negotiation and persuasion

Problem-solving

Ability to interpret clinical conditions

Nutritional care planning

Education

HCPC registration

Postgraduate experience in Diabetes

DAFNE training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

Are you a band 6 Dietitian looking to develop or broaden your skills or looking for part time hours, a band 5 Dietitian looking for your first promotion?

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our innovative and dynamic Dietetic Department. We are looking for a 0.5 wte Diabetes Dietitian to join our Dietetic Diabetes team.

The spread of hours can be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Working for our organisation

The department has bases in Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, and Brierfield Health Centre. The post holder would be primarily based at Royal Blackburn Hospital's Diabetes Unit but would be expected to cover outpatient services across East Lancashire.

The Diabetes team is part of the wider Dietetic Department covering the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. The department has nearly 80 staff, 45 of whom are Dietitians. The department covers many specialities and is known for its innovation and development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder would cover type 1 complex Diabetes outpatient caseload (carbohydrate counting, insulin adjustment, insulin pumps and exercise management) as well as intermediate care for complex type 2 patients. This would include a mixture of Dietetic clinics, joint Diabetes nurse clinics and MDT clinics with the Diabetes Consultants. The post holder would be part of the wider Diabetes team as well as the Dietetic team and would also be involved in delivering DAFNE training. Training will be given if not already DAFNE trained.

Experience in Diabetes would be preferable but not essential. We appreciate that all applicants may not have the required clinical skills to completely fulfill the role therefore we are prepared to offer clinical training to support this when applicants have appropriate transferrable skills.

The post is supported by Clinical Specialist Band 7 Dietitians as well as other band 6 Diabetes Dietitians, Band 5 Rotational staff and Band 3 Dietetic Assistants. The post holder would be expected to help manage, support and clinically supervise Band 5 rotational staff, support staff, and Dietetic students/apprentices. The department offers the full student training programme and the post holder would be expected to be involved in clinically assessing and teaching of students therefore experience in this area is desirable.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Clinical supervisory skills
• Training/experience in the NHS
• DAFNE trained
• Recent post grad experience working in the field of Diabetes
• Clinical supervision of Dietitians, Dietetic Support staff and students/apprentices
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing CPD in Diabetes
• Experience working as part of an MDT
• Support for insulin pumps
• Involvement in specialist interest group for Diabetes

Skills and Aptitudes

• Organisational and time management skills
• IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
• Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistry
• Competence in calculating nutritional requirements and developing nutritional care plans
• Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivating, counselling and problem solving skills
• Clinically competent to give specialist Diabetes treatment advice to their patients and their support network
• Ability to support Departmental/Trust guidelines and policies in Diabetes

Personal Qualities

• Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Ability to prioritise own caseload effectively
• Effective working relationships with Dietetic team and MDT

Special Requirements

• Commitment to work across all ELHT service delivery areas as required
• Access to a car for work or the ability to manage alternative transport arrangements

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.