Diabetes Lead Dietitian - Young Adults Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dominion Group Entertainment, L.L.C.; Sutton-in-Ashfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate Diabetes Dietitian to join a supportive team dedicated to empowering young adults in managing their diabetes. This role offers the chance to work in a hybrid environment, providing virtual appointments and hands-on support in clinics at Kings Mill and Newark hospitals. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, fostering an inclusive atmosphere that prioritizes patient care and staff wellbeing. With opportunities for professional development and a commitment to excellence, this role is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Previous knowledge and experience of diabetes is essential.
• Degree in Dietetics is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input in MDT young adult clinics and transitional clinics.
• Develop tailored structured education courses for young adults.

Skills

Diabetes Management

Nutritional Education

Carbohydrate Counting

Insulin Pump Therapy

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Dietetics

NHS Experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Diabetes Dietitian to join SFH young adult diabetes service.

There is opportunity for Hybrid working, offering virtual appointments to accommodate flexibility for our service users, providing dietetic input in MDT young adult clinics and transitional clinics across both Kings Mill Hospital and Newark hospital and additional young adult dietetic clinics held at kings mill hospital and potential to develop this service over at Newark hospital.

There is the opportunity to develop and facilitate tailored structured education course for the young adult cohort with dietetic emphasis on carbohydrate counting and nutritional education to empower service users with their diabetes management. Knowledge of insulin pump therapy is desired but not essential as training will be provided. There will be opportunity to develop the role further to support within the insulin pump therapy pathway. You would be working alongside a passionate and knowledgeable Diabetes specialist nurse, Psychologist and diabetes consultant within the young adult MDT. You will also be a member of the trust’s Diabetes dietitians and wider dietitian team.

We are willing to consider a band 6 who would be interested in the challenge, however you will need previous knowledge and experience of diabetes and the NHS.

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are the roots of our organisation.

We would love for you to join us!

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Apr 2025.

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