Job summary
The position is based at Mile End Hospital, which serves a vibrant and diverse population across Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is an exciting and challenging place to work in the heart of London's East End. Barts Health NHS Trust is actively involved in impacting health inequalities across the borough. We have excellent interpretation and advocacy services, with close links to supportive services locally.
The post holder will work closely with the established multidisciplinary teams at Mile End Hospital, as well as GP and other community services across the borough. There is a requirement for a good clinical understanding of diabetes and nutritional support, as well as organisational and time management skills.
The post holder will provide individually tailored advice to patients, their families and their carers. They will participate in two courses of Xpert (structured education for people with type 2 diabetes) per year, as well as participating in staff education. It is the expectation that this post holder, along with the other Dietitians, will manage their caseload and undertake audits and reviews to help with the continual development of the service. The post holder would need to demonstate good leadership qualities and the ability to show initative in leading projects.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a member of the diabetes and community dietetic team, providing a service to people with diabetes at Mile End Hospital and across Tower Hamlets, and with patients at risk of malnutrition across Tower Hamlets - To provide individually tailored advice to adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in out- patient clinics at the Diabetes Centre and in GP surgeries across the borough - To provide individually tailored advice to adults requiring nutritional support - To deliver structured education for adults with type 2 diabetes - To provide a specialised service and support complex patients, their families and carers - To supervise student dietitians - To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area e.g. DAFNE, BERTIE, XPERT, DESMOND
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate clinical experience post registration in relevant settings.
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Desirable
- Experience in Diabetes
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of diabetes management
- Knowledge of malnutrition screening and nutritional support interventions
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information in a sensitive and understandable way
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
- Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change
- Experience of supervision of junior members of staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area e.g. DAFNE, BERTIE, XPERT, DESMOND
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate clinical experience post registration in relevant settings.
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Desirable
- Experience in Diabetes
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of diabetes management
- Knowledge of malnutrition screening and nutritional support interventions
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information in a sensitive and understandable way
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
- Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change
- Experience of supervision of junior members of staff
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
