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    Senior Diabetic Dietician – Band 6 - Dudley, United Kingdom - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

    The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
    The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    Are you looking for anew opportunity and a chance to be part of a supportive MDT? We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our Diabetes Dietetic Team for both adults and paediatrics due to maternity leave.

    Dietitian representative across the Trust, both adults and paediatrics to cover maternity leave.

    We are unique in that the Diabetes Dietitians within the adult and paediatric services are one united team meaning that evidence and practice can be aligned and robust. There is an excellent opportunity for CPD as the job is diverse with many opportunities for learning.

    You will work closely and be supported by MDT in adult acute, adult community, and paediatric diabetes, providing advice and influence in these services.

    Caseload is varied within both adult and paediatric diabetes including ward visits, home visits and outpatient clinics to patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

    We also deliver a vast array of evidence-based diabetes education including DAFNE, XPERT Diabetes, XPERT insulin and the Roche carbohydrate counting course.

    You will be supported to develop your clinical skills and guided to enhance your knowledge, with the opportunity to develop your leadership skills to become a strong and compassionate leader.

    You will need to be flexible, dedicated and keen to be a role model for the whole team, ensuring our values and behaviours are upheld at all times.

    Main duties of the job

    The Advanced Specialist Diabetes Dietitian is responsible for the provision of highly specialist dietetic assessment, advice and counselling to a large caseload of patients. The post holder will supervise a specialized dietetic team and line manage a specialist dieticians and dietetic support workers within this team. They will be an essential member of a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and take an active role in patient-centred Quality meetings, contributing to discussions about all aspects of patient care and making important treatment changes. Audit and policy development to drive service improvement is a key part of the role, along with the training of other healthcare professionals and students.

    About us

    At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

    We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such asethnically diverse,disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

    Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group.

    We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please see attached the job description and person specification for this post for more information.

    Person Specification

    Education/ Qualifications

    Essential

  • BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • HCPC Registration
  • Evidence of relevant CPD

    • Desirable

  • Membership of British Dietetic Association
  • Member of specialist Group
  • Masters or Masters modules (Team leading or PENG)

    • Knowledge and Training

    Essential

  • Accurate anthropometric measurements skills
  • Excellent understanding of aetiology and management (dietary and medical) of all types of Diabetes
  • Excellent knowledge of legislation, clinical guidelines and governance and the ability to develop and organise the dietetic service in accordance with these

    • Desirable

  • Diabetes structured education qualifications
  • Leadership course or qualification

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Extensive post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas both group and individual interventions
  • Good Knowledge and experience in managing patients with nutrition related conditions such as malnutrition, diabetes, obesity & coeliac disease.
  • Experience of working closely within the MDT and have the necessary team-working skills to do this effectively. Experience of facilitating patient-centered MDT meetings and having holistic understanding of the clinical, social and ethical considerations of complex chronic conditions
  • Experience of delivering education sessions to other dietitians, patients or healthcare professionals; to be able to engage others to learn
  • Experience of supervising, facilitating and mentoring student dietitians

    • Desirable

  • Experience of policy/ pathway development

    • Communication and Relationship Skills

    Essential

  • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural and counselling skills. To be able to use these skills with patients where there are significant barriers to acceptance or compliance and those who have difficulties communicating
  • Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the MDT and encourage good communication between all those involved in a patient's care
  • Excellent presentation skills and confidence in presenting to large groups of patients or health care professionals or team meetings
  • Leadership skills Supervision of Junior Dietitians within the team
  • Networking skills with other healthcare professionals at a regional and national level

    • Analytical and Judgement Skills

    Essential

  • Advance analytical and clinical skills to assess dietetic patients and to formulate and review evidence-based care plans
  • Evidence of data collection, audit or clinical research

    • Planning and Organisational Skills

    Essential

  • Ability to manage a team of two Band 6 Diabetes Dietitians

    • Desirable

  • Experience of service/ project development and ability to drive Trust- wide improvements in patient care
  • Experience of writing or contributing to business cases
  • Ability to manage large, busy and complex caseload across multiple sites and experience of service delivery in a variety of different settings including the community

    • Physical Skills

    Essential

  • Experience of using patient information computer systems. To be fully IT literate, including accurate keyboard, word processing and data inputting skills
  • Experience of producing and reviewing patient information leaflets/ resources
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