Are you looking for an exciting new post in the field of adult diabetes?

With the departure of one of our Diabetes Specialist Dietitians going on an employment break, we are looking for a motivated team player to join our proactive Diabetes Team. We work in the City & Hackney area of inner East London which, with its diverse community, makes this an exciting place to work.

The post is based in the community at G.P clinics, working alongside our Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Primary care staff, in addition to supporting ante-natal groups at the Homerton Hospital. We are looking for a Dietitian who has a passion to deliver excellent clinical knowledge of diabetes into practice, empowering patients to manage their diabetes with confidence.You will also take an active part in training Dietetic Students and other staff.

Main duties of the job

You will be a member of the highly regarded multidisciplinary Diabetes Service, which includes 7 Specialist Dietitians and 18 Specialist Nurses, 3 lay educators, and more providing education and support to patients, their relatives and carers, in both individual and group settings in the community and hospital.

As a growing diabetes service meeting the needs of an expanding local population, the service provides a number of routine and specialist services, including providing multidisciplinary clinic support, dietitian and nurse-led clinics, ante-natal and pre-conception clinic, insulin pump clinic, transition clinic, virtual clinic, CGMS, emergency reviews and managing routine and urgent ward referrals. We are also a recognised DAFNE and X-PERT centre.

As a successful candidate, you will possess exemplary clinical reasoning skills, empathy and advanced communication skills. We are committed to training, supervision and audit to improve clinical skills and ensure a high quality of service provision.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Essential

• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
• Qualification in area of diabetes or evidence of significant experience in diabetes

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
• Supervision of students and clinical support staff
• Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups
• Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients with Diabetes
• Ability to take own initiative and develop skills within clinical speciality

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working clinically in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team

Desirable

• Experience in working with patients with Diabetes

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Detailed of knowledge of diabetes care

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
• Able to reflect and appraise own performance

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Healthcare London E9 6SR & Community sites

Hackney Diabetes Centre

London

E9 6SR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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