Following investment into our paediatric diabetes service we are excited to be in a position to build a multidisciplinary team (MDT) that will meet the needs of diabetic children in Lincolnshire and enables us to deliver Best Practice pathways.

We are therefore seeking a dynamic, energetic and caring individual who are as passionate about enabling diabetic children to live healthy lives as we are and who will help us to continue building a service that we can all be proud of. This role will provide clinical leadership and day to day operational management of the dietetics component of the diabetes MDT.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Diabetes advice & care to the children referred to the Paediatric Diabetic service in Lincolnshire
• Provision of day to day management and ensuring appropriate levels of supervision and appraisal are in place for staff within the clinical team.
• Work with the Operational site lead and the Family Health Management team in order to manage the Dietetic Service performance within the area of Paediatric diabetes.
• Maintain a clinical caseload within paediatric diabetes, with clinical activity accounting for between 60-75% of working hours
• To provide, with colleagues, dietetic paediatric diabetes education in a range of settings including secondary care, community hospitals and other community settings. This will include education to patients, carers and a range of healthcare professionals.
• Ensuring good communication links with other specialities within the multidisciplinary team.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of �643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - Outstanding Care Personally Delivered - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration
• BSc Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
• Specialist post graduate training in paediatric diabetes
• MSc in a relevant diet related subject/ working towards this qualification demonstrate or commitment to start within the first year in the role

Desirable

• BDA Member
• Relevant Management/Leadership Qualifications
• Teaching courses/qualifications
• Training in coaching/motivational interviewing skills
• Training in clinical supervisory skills

Previous Experience

Essential

• Recent experience with paediatric diabetes
• Experience of working at Band 6 level or above demonstrating the ability to work on own initiative.
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance
• Experience with continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pumps
• Evidence of involvement in organisations which support the clinical area e.g. BDA Specialist groups
• Experience in delivering training sessions
• Previous experience in conducting audits

Desirable

• Experience in delivering training sessions
• Experience of service development
• Experience of supervising staff and / or students

Specific requirements

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
• Ability to work well within the MDT
• High level of commitment to personal and team development
• Motivation
• Enthusiasm
• Confidence

Evidence of Particulars

Essential

• Very good knowledge of Dietetic practice within a relevant clinical speciality
• Good basic knowledge of dietetic practice in areas other than relevant speciality
• Excellent, well developed written and verbal communication skills
• Awareness of Regional and National Guidance and initiatives
• Team Leadership skills and ability to work well within a team
• Good knowledge of other areas of paediatric dietetics
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Teaching Skills
• IT Skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work using own initiative and meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload
• Team Leadership skills and ability to work well within a team
• Ability to work independently
• Evidence of self-directed learning
• Well-developed problem solving skills

Desirable

• Critical Appraisal skills
• Clinical Audit

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Trust wide role

Lincolnshire

LN2 5QY

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