Specialist Dietitian - Community Diabetes

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Dietitian to provide specialist diabetes dietary education and care in Knowsley. You will work across community clinics, domiciliary visits, and virtual/face-to-face sessions as part of a registered DAFNE site.

You will supervise student and graduate dietitians, lead diabetes education for Type 1 and Type 2, and collaborate with MDT colleagues to deliver care closer to home and drive service development.

Qualifications

• Dietetic care and education for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, including digital, written and face-to-face formats.
• Input into MDT diabetes clinics across Knowsley, with support from senior colleagues.
• Supervision of student and graduate dietitians to develop leadership and teaching skills.
• Engagement with local communities to promote equity in access to care and culturally relevant resources.

Responsibilities

• Deliver education and support to Nursing and Care Homes across Knowsley.
• Involvement in audit, quality indicators and service development.
• Utilise new technologies for diabetes practice, including real-time data review and insulin therapy updates.
• Collaborate with MDT to deliver care closer to home and support service development.

Skills

Dietitian practice

Diabetes education

Clinical leadership

MDT collaboration

Education

BSc Dietetics

HCPC registration

Job description

A Community based service providing support to People Living with Diabetes in the Knowsley area. As a Band 6 Community based Specialist Diabetes Dietitian you will provide dietary education, support and individualised care plans to our patients. As a Community Service we deliver across a variety of community clinic, domiciliary visits and with the communities across Knowsley, providing virtual and face to face contact, group education for people with Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes as a registered DAFNE site. Supported by an Advanced Diabetes Dietitian and other MDT colleagues in the Service, working collaboratively with other Community Service to deliver care closer to home, and the NHS 10 year plan. The successful candidate will be involved with supervision of Student and Graduate Dietitians so strong leadership and communication skills are essential. You will be supported in your professional development and offered opportunities to develop skills in other areas. You will work closely with the Service Lead to identify any quality issues within the service and provide education to staff and colleagues in your Specialist area. We are a progressive team and with a pro-active approach to service development and have created a supportive environment to encourage professional development Annex 21 structured developed progression to Band 6 will be considered for current and newly qualified Band 5 dietitians without diabetes experience., This is an exciting post where you would be involved in a Community based Multi Disaplinary Team (MDT) working in a forward thinking team of Diabetes Specialist Dietitians, Nurses and Consultants you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in a variety of areas such as:

• Dietary education for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes utilising digital, written and face to face education.
• Input into MDT Diabetes clinics across Knowsley supported by Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Consultants.
• Delivering education and support to Nursing and Care Homes across Knowsley.
• Harnessing new technologies and developments in Diabetes practice such as new injectable therapies, blood glucose data analysis in real time and insulin pumps.
• Involvement in audit, key performance indicators and service development.
• Engage with local communities to promote equity in the access to care and develop culturally relevant, resources, education and peer support.Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.