Paediatric Specialist Diabetes Dietitian-Band 7 - fixed term maternity cover for 7 months 0.7 WTE (26.25hours)

(part time and flexible working applications welcome)

We have an opportunity for you to join a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team (MDT) at the Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals in helping us deliver care for children and families with diabetes. The field of diabetes dietetics within the Paediatric setting is expanding rapidly and this fixed term post would allow opportunities to contribute to this service in the outpatient setting.

The role will ensure high quality care working alongside Consultants and Paediatric specialist nurses as part of the diabetes MDT. You will also work alongside other specialist diabetes dietitians and will include a mix of MDT clinics, dietitian led clinics, education for newly diagnosed patients and pre-pump pathways.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us deliver the service in a novel and innovative way across all hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised dietetic advice to paediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes requiring nutritional intervention

To work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team in provision and development of the service including the provision of protocols as under pinned by the clinical governance framework

To educate and train all levels of healthcare professional and medical staff on paediatric nutrition and specialist areas within paediatrics.

To participate in student training

About us

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is highly committed to personal development. There are great opportunities to develop skills in audit and research submitting work for publication or presentation within a supportive framework.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is a Foundation Trust with big ambitions and a proven history of success as early adopters and high quality care outcomes. We're aiming to be in the top 10% for everything we do. To get there we are improving our organisation to be more suited to how patients use our services. As a teaching hospital the Trust is keen to promote research and development and there will be opportunities to develop innovative ways of working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in paediatric diabetes
• Clinical experience of working with a broad range of patients across a variety of settings
• Understanding of professional ethics and application in practice
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Development and delivery of training programmes / nutritional initiatives
• Experience of training dietetic students and assistants
• Education and research skills

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Degree in Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
• Relevant post registration training in paediatrics or diabetes
• HCPC UK Registered Dietitian

Desirable

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association
• Membership of relevant special interest groups

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and use own initiative
• Able to cope with difficult situations
• Effective presentation skills
• Conveys written and verbal information clearly and accurately to a wide range of recipients
• Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support as appropriate

Desirable

• Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support as appropriate
• Flexible / adaptable / innovative

Organisational Skills

Essential

• Good time management
• Good record keeping
• Ability to facilitate projects and initiatives
• Flexibility to carry out evening clinics

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary Or Bassetlaw Hospital

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

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272-6530507