Job summary
We have the opportunity for Band 7 Highly Specialist Diabetes Dietitian to join our growing team.
This is a great chance for someone to make a difference to the diabetes care within the Blackpool and Fylde area.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must be competent in level 3 carbohydrate counting and insulin adjustment.
This role will include a range of clinical experiences including : group education, one to one clinics, MDT meetings and more!
We are happy to offer up to 100% remote working and a flexible working week, hours are up to 37.5hrs per week.
The dietetic department has strong a mentoring and supervision system in place, also has good admin support.
About us
Blackpool teaching Hospitals is a great place to work.
The Dietetic Department sits across 2 sites, with the community team based in St Annes and there is strong working relationship with the acute team at the hospital.
The community team also covers: Home Enteral feeding, nutritional support for adults, local specialist obesity service.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include a range of clinical experiences including: group education, one to one clinics and MDT meetings. There will be responsibility for the dietetic input into diabetes ante-natal and pre-conception service within the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will include a range of clinical experiences including: group education, one to one clinics and MDT meetings. There will be responsibility for the dietetic input into diabetes ante-natal and pre-conception service within the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics / post graduate diploma or equivalent
- Registration with the HPC
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Teaching and training skills eg. clinical supervisory skills/ training for student training/ communication skill training/counselling skills training
- Experience in specialist field to master's level or equivalent e.g. PENG qualification
- Member of relevant specialist interest groups
Desirable
- Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
- Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
Experience
Essential
- Skilled in the development of nutritional care plans
- Minimum 3 years post-registration experience, In depth knowledge and experience and competent in level 3 carbohydrate counting and insulin adjustment
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience with student training including supervision
- Experience of teaching and training
- Awareness of research methods and audit skills to inform and evaluate practice.
- In depth knowledge of diabetes
- Keeps up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings / journal clubs
- Knowledge and appreciation of clinical governance issues
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise clinical caseload
- IT skills e.g. word processing, use of dietary analysis packages, preparation of power point presentations, internet use
- Ability to teach small and large groups
- Ability to be self motivated and work autonomously as an independent practitioner
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to influence and negotiate to enable changes in culture and Completion of leadership training or course practice
- Good time management, planning and organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Reliable, adaptable and flexible
- Proactive and committed to raising the profile of the profession
- Committed to undertake CPD
- Ability to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive patients
- Ability to support and mentor junior staff where appropriate
- To demonstrate show confidence, motivation and leadership on wards and meetings as part of the Nutritional Support Team
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to plan and deliver a clinical audit
- Report writing skills
- Awareness of operational and strategic nutritional governance processes
Desirable
- Completion of leadership training or course
OTHER
Essential
- Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for relevant clinical areas
- Motivated to develop the service
- Awareness of mental capacity act, feeding at risk guidance and ethical dilemmas in artificial nutrition
- Experience of policy and procedural development with respect to artificial feeding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics / post graduate diploma or equivalent
- Registration with the HPC
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Teaching and training skills eg. clinical supervisory skills/ training for student training/ communication skill training/counselling skills training
- Experience in specialist field to master's level or equivalent e.g. PENG qualification
- Member of relevant specialist interest groups
Desirable
- Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA
- Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
Experience
Essential
- Skilled in the development of nutritional care plans
- Minimum 3 years post-registration experience, In depth knowledge and experience and competent in level 3 carbohydrate counting and insulin adjustment
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience with student training including supervision
- Experience of teaching and training
- Awareness of research methods and audit skills to inform and evaluate practice.
- In depth knowledge of diabetes
- Keeps up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings / journal clubs
- Knowledge and appreciation of clinical governance issues
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise clinical caseload
- IT skills e.g. word processing, use of dietary analysis packages, preparation of power point presentations, internet use
- Ability to teach small and large groups
- Ability to be self motivated and work autonomously as an independent practitioner
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to influence and negotiate to enable changes in culture and Completion of leadership training or course practice
- Good time management, planning and organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Reliable, adaptable and flexible
- Proactive and committed to raising the profile of the profession
- Committed to undertake CPD
- Ability to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive patients
- Ability to support and mentor junior staff where appropriate
- To demonstrate show confidence, motivation and leadership on wards and meetings as part of the Nutritional Support Team
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Ability to plan and deliver a clinical audit
- Report writing skills
- Awareness of operational and strategic nutritional governance processes
Desirable
- Completion of leadership training or course
OTHER
Essential
- Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for relevant clinical areas
- Motivated to develop the service
- Awareness of mental capacity act, feeding at risk guidance and ethical dilemmas in artificial nutrition
- Experience of policy and procedural development with respect to artificial feeding
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).
