Are you an enthusiastic, motivated Senior Dietitian with a proven record in paediatric dietetics and /or diabetes?

We are looking for a Dietitian working in paediatrics and/or diabetes in a care setting, who is interested in providing a specialist dietetic service to children and young adults with diabetes & associated conditions eg coeliac disease.

You will be a core and valued member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) working alongside another highly experienced Senior Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian. Depending on your experience to date we will support you with training in paediatric diabetes and/or paediatric dietetics.

Working within this MDT offers many exciting opportunities. This year the Dietitians have travelled to Lisbon to attend the ISPAD conference, previous attendance took them to Abu Dhabi!

The dietitian's also recently spent 2 weeks in Australia to deliver training to healthcare providers as part of this role! The team recently won a special recognition award for valuing equality, diversity and inclusion and have been nominated for numerous other awards at local and national level. Check them out on X @CYPD_UHL.

Main duties of the job

• Reviewing paediatric inpatients with diabetes on the Children's Hospital wards/units including newly diagnosed patients.
• Weekly Consultant Paediatrician led MDT clinics at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
• Undertaking monthly Consultant Paediatrician led MDT clinics in some of our Community Hospitals across LLR.
• Undertaking a monthly MDT Young Adult Clinic providing transitional care.
• Opportunity to achieve extended scope role status to independently adjust insulin regimes and/or non medical prescribing status.
• Educating patients on latest diabetes technologies (insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors).
• Leading on patient structured education programmes.
• Contributing to School training sessions.
• Undertake home, nursery and school visits as indicated.
• Input and support the local Leicestershire family diabetes support group.
• Develop patient information and clinical guidelines.
• Contribute to local and national research projects as part of the MDT.
• Actively partake in regional QI projects as part of the Children's and Young People's Diabetes Network.
• Benchmark practice and clinical outcomes of children on diabetes diet interventions with other centres to inform on future practice.
• Support education and training of rotational band 5/6 dietitians, pre-registration dietitians and other health professionals.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based, effective nutrition and dietetic service, for children and young adults with diabetes and varying degrees of complexity
• To support their parents and carers through structured education.
• To work as part of the Dietetic and Nutrition Service and the Childrens Clinical Management Group in LRI without direct supervision, whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy in an extended scope role.
• To provide an expert specialist Dietetic and Nutrition Service to children and young adults with diabetes and their families and carers whilst under the care of Consultant Paediatric Diabetologists.
• The post holder will also provide continuity of care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland healthcare community.
• To act as an expert resource on paediatric diabetes diet therapy and advise other dietitians and health care professionals on nutrition and dietetic matters (local, national and international).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A four year Undergraduate or Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non-UK qualification
• HCPC Registration
• Completion of a Clinical Teaching Skills Course.
• Evidence of having completed an Accredited course or equivalent level of professional experience at Masters Level in evidence based diabetes and/or paediatric dietetics

Desirable

• Completion of an Advanced Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
• Completion of BDA Paediatric Masters Modules

Experience

Essential

• Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
• Has developed expert practice in diabetes and/or paediatric dietetics.
• Has developed expert practice in paediatric dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
• Can demonstrate evidence of continued professional development (eg. keeps a professional portfolio, professional involvement in clinical research).
• Is able to demonstrate ability to initiate and complete quality improvement projects leading to improved patient care
• Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians
• Has good knowledge of national strategies and clinical evidence related to paediatric Eating Disorders

Desirable

• Previous experience of line management or co-ordination of clinical supervision or providing coaching / mentoring role.
• Knowledge or experience of current diabetes management technology

Communication

Essential

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Has a good understanding of team work and how this can be used to improve patient care and able to provide examples of own experience in this.
• Able to liaise with professionals at all levels and can demonstrate a role in influencing multi-professional practice.
• Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on both own professional practice and others

Desirable

• Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Havelock Street

Leicester

LE1 5WW

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