Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

Job summary

Secondment available for internal applicants only An opportunity has arisen for a diabetes dietitian to join our diabetes specialist dietetic team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton(UHDB). We work mainly atFlorence Nightingale Community Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton, but also cover a range of satelliteclinics. This post can be part or full time and can offer flexible working to suit the successful candidate. There may be opportunities forpermanent hours at the end of this fixed term. We are looking for a dietitian withexperience or interest in diabetes, offering advanced care and working autonomously in delivering expert dietetic advice. You will be part of a talented, patient driven team working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team. We are currently a team of 6 specialist dietitians with many of the team highly experienced, and have a supportive environment for new team members.

Main duties of the job

Our team offer out patient services only. Our work is mainly clinic based, across the different UHDB hospital sites. We also support multidisciplinary team (MDT) satellite clinics, usually undertaken alongside consultants and diabetes specialist nurses. We see patients with any type of diabetes and have specialised services in Young Adults, Insulin pumps and a very large Antenatal service covering both pre-existing diabetes and gestational diabetes. We provide 12+ DAFNE courses every year, with a mixture of face to face and remote delivery. We are fortunate to work within a very supportive MDT where dietetic input is valued and sought after. As well as outpatient clinics, we also offer carbohydrate counting workshops separately to DAFNE and weekly education groups for women with gestational diabetes. You will ensure services are delivered in a safe and effective manner and will have skills to regularly review and improve service delivery. The post holder will report directly to the Adult DiabetesTeam leader. We have an established student training programme for A, B and C placements, in which you will participate, and the department encourages innovation, CPD and professional development. Closing date: 11 June 2025 Interview date: 25 June 2025

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

FNCH (Florence Nightingale Community Hospital)

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

FNCH (Florence Nightingale Community Hospital)

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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