Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

1 week ago

North Shields, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join the Diabetes Specialist Service at Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust. This post will allow you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in the specialist area of Diabetes.

You will join the friendly, established team of highly skilled band 6 and band 7 Diabetes Specialist Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants and will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital, working Trust wide in both primary care and a secondary care setting.

Main duties of the job

As a team we work in an extended role, delivering specialised care in Type 1 and 2 Diabetes.

The successful candidate will be delivering expert diabetes dietetics into both the Northumbria Diabetes Specialist Service MDT and primary care clinics, acting as a link between the two. They will act as an expert resource to optimise diet and lifestyle interventions as well as to advise on medication regimens where appropriate, within agreed clinical frameworks. They will form an integral part of the Diabetes Specialist MDT, working closely with our DSNs, Doctors and Psychologist.

As a team we work into specialist diabetes outpatient areas including antenatal and 16-25. We also regularly deliver group patient education including insulin starts, insulin pump starts and DAFNE. We frequently undertake training of other health care professionals.

You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work both autonomously and as a valued part of the MDT. A further element of the role will also include acting as integral member of the MDT for Adult Weight Management Services throughout North Tyneside and Northumberland , delivering specialised skills in both a one to one and a group setting. Please note, there will be an element of infrequent evening work. A full driving license is required. As a team we also participate in student training and clinical supervision

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of this role will include;

To act as a diabetes specialist dietitian and provide a comprehensive and effective dieteticservice to the Trust. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care. To provide education for patients and other health care professionals about nutrition andchronic disease management.. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of acollective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadershipstyle which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working andcollaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or post graduate dietetic diploma Up to date registration with Health Professional Council Experience of conducting audits and/or research

Experience

Essential

Experience post qualification Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Experience of teaching groups (patients, health care professionals)

Other requirements

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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