Senior Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks two Band 7 Diabetes Dietitians to join its team at Newham Hospital. Candidates will provide tailored dietary advice and structured education for diabetes management and must have experience in managing diabetes in a clinical setting. Applicants should possess excellent communication skills and be ready to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in diabetes management.
• In-depth knowledge of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, including insulin pump therapy.
• Demonstrable experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored dietary advice to patients with diabetes.
• Deliver structured education programs for type 1 diabetes.
• Support complex patients and lead junior staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Behavioural change techniques

Problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Experience in Diabetes

Education

HCPC registration

Qualification in area of specialisation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 7 Diabetes Dietitian posts to join the Dietetic Team at Newham Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. We have 1.0 wte substantive post and another 1.0 wte fixed term contract to cover maternity leave to be filled. We are seeking two enthusiastic and motivated Dietitians with existing experience and skills in the field of diabetes to deliver a high quality dietetic service to patients with diabetes. The caseload is varied and involves supporting adult patients with type 1 and young adult patients with diabetes in acute setting as well as outpatient setting. We are looking for two active team players with excellent communication skills, to work alongside the existing dietitians and the award winning Newham Hospital Diabetes Team.

As a team of 15 dietitians covering different specialties, we are committed to work based education and training to improve clinical skills and we actively encourage CPD and research. There is an excellent support structure within the dietetics team and the diabetes team with a well-established clinical governance programme.

The post holder would need to demonstrate good leadership qualities and the ability to show initiative in leading projects. We are looking for Individuals that are flexible and have excellent communication skills.

For further information please contact:

Gabby Ramlan, Interim Deputy Head of Therapy & Clinical Lead Dietitian on 07591990021 or email: [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the diabetes dietetic team, providing a service to people with diabetes at Newham Hospital.

To provide individually tailored advice to adults with type 1 and young adults with diabetes in acute setting as well as outpatient setting in Newham Hospital.

To deliver structured education for adults with type 1 (DAFNE) in person and remotely.

To provide a highly specialised service and support complex patients, their families and carers in both acute and outpatient setting.

To deliver the dietetic service provision for diabetes.

To provide leadership and supervision to junior staff on a day to day basis, as required.

• To be part of the Band 7 monthly rota to deputise the Clinical Lead Dietitian and completing monthly service performance report.

To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Other

• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
• Self-motivated and confident
• Flexible, adaptable and creative
• Able to set priorities and meet deadlines

Qualifications

• Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area e.g. DAFNE, BERTIE, XPERT, DESMOND
• HCPC registered

Knowledge

• In depth knowledge to expert level in the area of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, including knowledge of insulin pump therapy
• Knowledge and experience working with young adult patients

Skills

• Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information.
• Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change
• Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
• Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients
• Leadership skills e.g. through contribution to development of a project/service
• Experience of line management of staff including completing appraisals, 1:1 meetings and objective setting and able to work within Trust policy and support line reports to do

Experience

• Extensive experience in Diabetes
• Demonstrable experience of working in a Diabetes MDT setting and understanding of team dynamics
• Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT
• Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to every day practice
• Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
• Experience in working with patient with Type 1 Diabetes
• Experience working in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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