Specialist Community and Community Diabetes

6 months ago


Chichester, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Calling Band 6 Dietitians

Specialist Community and Community Diabetes Dietitian

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Dietitian to join our friendly team to work as a key, valued and active member of the Community Dietitians team based at St Richards Hospital, Chichester.

This is permanent part-time post. The applicant must be self-motivated, well-organised and be confident communicator.

Informal visits or discussions about the role are very welcome.

The post holder will work for half of their time alongside the MDT community diabetes team seeing patients in out-patient clinics and providing patient information in GP clinics across the area.

The other half of the post will be providing dietetic advice to patients at home or in community hospital settings.

This post offers excellent opportunities to develop working relationships with a wide MDT network including GP's Diabetes Specialist nurses, Practice nurses and Community-based Healthcare professionals.

The post holder will participate in continuing professional development, audit and research within this specialist area to further best practice and personal development.

They will also be involved in supporting junior dietitians and students.

Regular travel between sites is required, a car driver and access to a car for work is essential.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Undertake dietetic assessments of referred patients taking into account medical, social, cultural and psychological factors. Calculate nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical condition and other physical parameters.

Determine and prescribe the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop treatment plans.

Provide training to patients, carers and staff system and order equipment/appropriate ancillaries patients.

Negotiate change with patients to enable them to achieve targets, overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, social and psychological factors.

Communicate complex information in an understandable form to patients who may have barriers to communication and understanding.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.


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