Senior Specialist Dietitian - Diabetes

Job summary

Do you want a new and exciting challenge in dietetics to innovate and drive service improvements to deliver great quality care in the community?

At UHCW, we are looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated dietitian to join our growing service supporting primary care networks (PCNs) as part of the national additional role schemes.

The job is split between two roles. The first role will involve supporting a primary care network of 3 GP practices across Coventry in delivering care to their patients. The focus will be on diabetes and obesity but the case mix also includes cardiovascular disease, first-line gastroenterology and malnutrition. The second role will involve strategic leadership of the secondary care diabetes dietetic service ensuring up-to-date clinical guidelines and optimising patient pathways.

The successful post holder will be managed and supported by the dietetic team based at UHCW and work alongside and learn from existing post holders within other PCNs across the area.

If you are interested, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of innovative dietetic care.

Main duties of the job

As a service lead:

• To provide service management support to the Diabetes Dietetic team.
• To work with the relevant MDTs and team and service leads to manage and improve services.
• Provide specialist dietetic advice on the dietary / nutritional management of adult patients within the service.
• To work with senior colleagues in the dietetic department on department/Trust initiatives.

As a Primary Care Network Dietitian:

The post holder will work as a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team, helping PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduce health inequalities.

• To support partnership working with Coventry PCNs and University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire Dietetic Department to deliver integrated care and reduce inequality
• To provide specialist dietetic assessment, management and treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes/obesity, cardiovascular disease, IBS (first line advice), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, diverticular disease, malnutrition
• To act as a source of nutritional expertise for PCNs in supporting this new service

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.