Job summary
Are you looking to take your career forward in the field of adult diabetes care? Would you like to work with a dynamic and forward thinking multidisciplinary diabetes team?
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint permanently to a 1.0wte Band 6 Specialist Diabetes post.
This is an ideal opportunity to develop new skills if you have not worked in diabetes before, or enhance some skills you may already have.
You will be well supported by an experienced MDT of diabetes dietitians, nurses and doctors, and offered mentoring and CPD opportunities.
Our service covers MDT and dietetic led clinics in a range of specialist diabetes areas including Type 1 and Type 2 patients, lipid service, antenatal clinics, pump clinics, diabetes self management education and transition service.
Main duties of the job
To provide up-to-date nutritional management for people with diabetes, pre-diabetes, lipid disorders and weight management needs for Torbay and South Devon.
To teach and support other members of the Endocrine service (e.g. Diabetes Nurses) and other healthcare professionals working in endocrinology and diabetes, diabetes prevention and weight management.
To contribute to the wider development of the dietetic service and nutritional provision within Torbay and South Devon working closely with the Band 7s in weight management and diabetes.
About us
Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.
The Diabetes Team is part of the wider Dietetic Team (over 23wte Registered staff) including Acute, Community, Diabetes, Weight Management and Cancer Services.
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance. Therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare at our day nursery
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Staff Discounts
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
#CaretojoinusTSD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
#CaretojoinusTSD
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- oHCPC registration in Dietetics
- oEvidence of post graduate study in diabetes and/or obesity
Desirable
- oTeaching post graduate qualification
- oMember of a specialist group of BDA e.g. Diabetes / Obesity / Mental Health / Paediatrics
- oBehaviour change training
- oGroup facilitation training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oPost qualification experience
- oAutonomous practitioner
- oExperience to date must include some diabetes and obesity dietetics
Desirable
- oAdvanced clinical skills including experience of delivering Type 1 diabetes structured education and managing people with diabetes using insulin pumps
- oExperience of clinically supervising other dietitians working in diabetes and weight management
- oAbility to carry out research and to interpret the research of others
- oExperience of developing a service or planning and delivering health promotion initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- oHCPC registration in Dietetics
- oEvidence of post graduate study in diabetes and/or obesity
Desirable
- oTeaching post graduate qualification
- oMember of a specialist group of BDA e.g. Diabetes / Obesity / Mental Health / Paediatrics
- oBehaviour change training
- oGroup facilitation training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oPost qualification experience
- oAutonomous practitioner
- oExperience to date must include some diabetes and obesity dietetics
Desirable
- oAdvanced clinical skills including experience of delivering Type 1 diabetes structured education and managing people with diabetes using insulin pumps
- oExperience of clinically supervising other dietitians working in diabetes and weight management
- oAbility to carry out research and to interpret the research of others
- oExperience of developing a service or planning and delivering health promotion initiatives
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
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).
