Diabetes Lay Educator

Job summary

Come and join our friendly Community Nutrition and Dietetic Team delivering Diabetes care to the Nottinghamshire team of experienced Diabetes Educators, Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner, and Clerical staff work together to deliver a wide range of nutrition and dietetic services in the community. This includes structured education programmes to people with Diabetes. Our commitment to professional and service development ensures that we deliver evidence-based patient-centred care to improve patient outcomes and experience.

This role is to be part of the award-winning Nottinghamshire Team of Diabetes Educators. Our Educators find delivering the DESMOND course incredibly enjoyable, fulfilling, and rewarding. You will work as part of the team within the Nutrition and Dietetic department, under the direction of a registered healthcare professional educator and Dietetic Team Leader, to provide high quality evidence-based diabetes structured education for people with Type 2 Diabetes. Providing content information isn't the only focus for the course; you will support individuals with type 2 diabetes within the group to reflect on their current thoughts and feelings about their diabetes and its impact on their lives, actively consider the health risks they face and work towards setting realistic behavioural goals through action planning.

Main duties of the job

Provide Structured Diabetes Education (DESMOND) to service users throughout Nottinghamshire both face to face and virtually. Utilise well-developed presentation and education delivery skills Work effectively within a team environment Employ excellent written and verbal communication skills Use effective interpersonal skills to elicit behaviour change Adopt a non- judgmental approach Use well developed listening skills Maintain confidentiality in line with Trust policy Adopt a flexible, enthusiastic approach to work Work independently using initiative and organise workload Maintain professional development including DESMOND accreditation You will work within the wider Nutrition and Dietetic department on other projects and opportunities to support the team and trust to focus on both personal and service development.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you

#TeamNottsHC

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will co-deliver the DESMOND Patient Structured Education Programme to groups of up to 20 adults with Type 2 Diabetes and their carers, family or significant others as set out in the programme manual in a consistent co-ordinated manner. This may be delivered virtually and/or at a variety of community venues. You may be asked to deliver other patient education sessions as appropriate and identified by team leader You will maintain record keeping in line with professional and trust guidance You will become an accredited DESMOND Educator and be responsible for your own clinical professional development and DESMOND accreditation You will participate in mandatory training as required by the Trust You will actively participate in a regular clinical and managerial supervision to support your ongoing professional development You will have the opportunity to contribute to audits and quality improvement projects within the team Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level III - Health and or Social Care or equivalent GCSE or equivalent English and Maths

Desirable

Adult education qualification

previous experience

Essential

Experience of working with groups Experience of delivering structured patient education Experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable

Experience of delivering DESMOND courses

Skills, knowledge and aptitudes

Essential

Well-developed presentation/ education delivery skills Able to demonstrate effective team working Good IT skills including proficient in Microsoft Word, email , MS Teams, web browsing and databases. Well- developed written and verbal communication skills Demonstrates evidence of effective interpersonal skills Awareness and understanding of confidentiality issues Ability to work independently using initiative and organise workload

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant area

Additional requirements

Essential

Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post Some evening/weekend sessions ability to travel to venues around the County

Values and Behaviours

Essential

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

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