Are you a dietitian looking to develop your skills in the rewarding speciality of paediatric diabetes? We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative dietitian with existing paediatric or diabetes experience to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary paediatric diabetes team.

Whilst based at the Royal Gwent hospital, the diabetes team has a health board wide remit and you will work in a variety of settings including out patient clinics, schools and the paediatric in patient ward at the Grange University Hospital

We will support your development within this role and will facilitate shadowing opportunities to help you to complete the BDA paediatric diabetes competencies.

Whilst some previous experience and post registration training in this speciality is ideal, we will consider those who haven't, to undertake a one-year training competency framework under Annex 21 Band 6. During this year you will obtain the relevant training and experience to meet the full competency framework of this Band 6 role and will be able to undertake all duties within this specialist dietitian job description.

Main duties of the job

This is a varied and exciting role and you will be an integral part of the paediatric diabetes team. This team, comprising paediatric diabetes specialist nurses, paediatricians and a psychologist, care for around 280 CYP with diabetes across the Aneurin Bevan University health board area.

An interest in patient education is essential for this role as it will include delivering the All Wales SEREN education programme to newly diagnosed CYP and families, delivering training to school and ward staff as well as organising activity days and group events for CYP. You will have the opportunity to learn about insulin pump therapy and will be involved in insulin pump starts as well as play an integral part in managing CYP using both insulin dose adjustment and hybrid closed loop pumps.

As a key member of the diabetes team, you will cover both nurse and dietitian education clinics as well as clinics with the whole MDT. The post will also involve covering a general paediatric clinic and there will be CPD and other learning opportunities.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac .

This post requires you to have HCPC registration as a dietitian. For more detail please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience working in relevant specialist area of clinical dietetics

Skills

Essential

• Good standard of written communication

Desirable

• Supervisory skills with junior team members
• Group teaching and facilitation skills

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / PG dip in Dietetics
• Post graduate course related to specialty
• Clinical educators course

Desirable

• Module studied to Masters level

UK Registration

Essential

• HCPC registered Dietitian

Desirable

• Professional membership of specialist group or supporting charity

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Healthboard wide. Main base Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP20 2UB

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040-AHP281-1124