Diabetes Specialist Dietitian - Maternity

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced dietitian with an interest in maternity? We are looking for a dietitian with a real passion to drive forward and promote excellence within maternity department as part of the diabetes specialist multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership within the team to improve pregnancy outcomes and support a positive patient experience. You will work in partnership with other professionals, pregnant people and their families. You will champion patient involvement in the planning of their diet, and you will demonstrate a patient centred approach by providing sensitive and complex information in a compassionate manner throughout pregnancy, including pre-conception, antenatal and postnatal periods.

Come and join our wonderful team at JPUH. We welcome new ideas to help develop our team to deliver world class healthcare to the patient populations we serve. We are committed to supporting you with your personal development aspirations and at JPUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will:

- Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.

- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of research findings and new practices within nutrition and dietetics, with reference to Women and Birthing Person's Health, and apply this knowledge to improve practice.

-Be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to women and birthing people.

- Be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.

-Provide women and birthing people, and families, with information and education ensuring they have meaningful choices that enhance their experience.

-Ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review.

- Provide expert dietary advice within a multi-disciplinary team.

- Make recommendations to the obstetric and endocrinology/diabetology team regarding titration of medication for the management of diabetes in pregnancy.

- Critically evaluate existing evidence (local, national and international) to provide expert specialist nutrition advice to the development of evidence-based, culturally appropriate education and information materials, within financial constraints

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

177-ELEC-7080191

Job locations

James Paget University Hospitals Trust

Lowestoft Road

Great Yarmouth

NR31 6LA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification document attached to this advertisement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification document attached to this advertisement.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of the British Dietetics Association and specialist group
Post graduate education in Nutrition Support Dietetics

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Significant years post registration experience
Experience of working in a specialist dietetic service
Able to identify, initiate and implement change
Able to facilitate and participate in multidisciplinary audits

Desirable

Experience specific to care of women and birthing people with diabetes
Experience in diabetes nutrition support

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to work without supervision and direction within a changing a demanding environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and encourage
Work and maintain good working relationships within a multidisciplinary team
Effective role model, demonstrating JPUH values and behaviours
Excellent standards of documentation and record keeping
IT skills

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of the British Dietetics Association and specialist group
Post graduate education in Nutrition Support Dietetics

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Significant years post registration experience
Experience of working in a specialist dietetic service
Able to identify, initiate and implement change
Able to facilitate and participate in multidisciplinary audits

Desirable

Experience specific to care of women and birthing people with diabetes
Experience in diabetes nutrition support

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to work without supervision and direction within a changing a demanding environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and encourage
Work and maintain good working relationships within a multidisciplinary team
Effective role model, demonstrating JPUH values and behaviours
Excellent standards of documentation and record keeping
IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.