Diabetes Specialist DietitianNHS

Job summary

Nottingham CityCare is pleased to offer an opportunity for a motivated individual to specialise as a long-term conditions Dietitian within our established, forward-thinking integrated Diabetes Team. We are looking for a team player who reflects CityCares values and behaviours and can contribute to our high-performing, highly skilled service.

The successful candidate will play a key clinical role in providing person-centred assessment, care planning and coordinated support for people with diabetes across Nottingham City.

The role aims to improve engagement with appropriate services, support effective specialist diabetes management and reduce avoidable poor health outcomes, including unnecessary diabetes-related hospital admissions.

Our multidisciplinary team works with Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and wider community services to deliver high-quality, community-based diabetes care for the people of Nottingham City. The team includes consultants, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Advanced Diabetes Dietitian, Educators, Clinical Support Workers and Administrators

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dietitian who has experience of working with individuals living with diabetes, be able to manage and work collaboratively within the integrated diabetes team to ensure effective care for the people within Nottingham City.

The post holder will be expected to support the development, planning and implementation of local service strategies whilst ensuring compliance to both local and national guidelines.

The Dietitian will need to demonstrate expertise within the long-term health condition, Diabetes using evidenced based practice to develop education and training to both people living with diabetes and other healthcare professionals

This post is a clinical patient facing role which includes the delivery of complex Type 2 clinics, Type 1 multi-disciplinary clinics, domiciliary visits and structured education across various venues in the city. There will also be opportunity to support the advanced diabetes dietitian with the development of a community insulin pump service working in collaboration with Nottingham University Hospitals.

Job description

Job Purpose

To act as a diabetes specialist dietitian for the dietetic management of Type 1 & 2 Diabetes and related co-morbidities

To provide support within the community specialist diabetes nursing team and to other healthcare professionals within Nottingham City in relation to nutrition and diabetes advice.

To maintain, develop and provide education and training on diabetes and related co- morbidities to health care professionals, other relevant professions, students, patients and the public.

Dimensions

To support the dietetic lead within the integrated community diabetes team providing knowledge and expertise for evidence-based dietary guidelines, practice and education, working within the service as appropriate.

To work collaboratively and across organisational boundaries to provide evidence-based practice and holistic care to people with diabetes in a variety of settings.

Support diabetes patients registered with Nottingham City GP Practices, as defined by inclusion criteria for the service.

To offer a specialist resource to health care professionals working in Nottingham City.

Key Responsibilities

1.Clinical

Receiving, interpreting and prioritising relevant referrals from a variety of health and social service professionals for patients with diabetes

To be an expert source of knowledge, therapeutic dietary advice and treatment recommendations for patients with diabetes and health professionals

To develop individual patient centered care plans based on nutritional requirements including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical conditions, medication, diet history, family and social history.

Provide appropriate dietary counselling, therapeutic, lifestyle advice to patients and carers. This will include domiciliary settings where appropriate

To undertake patient-facing work within various venues across Nottingham city, including joint clinics with other members of the diabetes team e.g. Consultant and Diabetes Specialist Nurse, this may also include domiciliary visits

To deliver both Type 1 and complex Type 2 clinics

To deliver DAFNE structured education Programme to the citizens of Nottingham City.

Attending clinical and multi-disciplinary team meetings as required.

Maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records. Managing own clinical caseload

Undertaking data collection e.g. the use of SystmOne and other packages to collect patient data statistics and undertake audit.

Be competent in the use of Information Technology and its application to Dietetics; using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint effectively, as well as Clinical System Programmes for the accurate review, updates and documentation of patient care plans

Regularly undertakes performance management data collection and interpretation of the data in accordance with relevant service outcome measures and key performance indicators

2. Education and Training

Demonstrate knowledge of national and local guidelines, ensuring the service is fully compliant.

To support the wider team in implementing the strategic direction for diabetes.

Keep up to date with current evidence-based diabetes dietary knowledge, dietetic practice and the DAFNE curriculum

To actively participate in education and clinical updating of diabetes colleagues and health professionals including dietetic students

Identifying the need for, developing, delivering and evaluating diabetes patient education programmes for specialist dietary and lifestyle management of people with Type 1 and 2 diabetes. e.g. Desmond, Dafne.

Delivery will include communicating effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of the condition in one-to-one or group education settings.

Developing, organising and delivering evidence-based training, incorporating the provision of relevant educational materials and evaluation. Empowering front-line professionals to give dietary and lifestyle modification advice to their patients with diabetes.

Responding to requests from relevant community groups and patient support groups for dietary education on the prevention and management of diabetes and related co-morbidities.

Be responsible for managing own professional development and participate in the appraisal process in order to deliver evidence based best practice

3. Professional Advice and Liaison

Actively participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work and liaise with all key stakeholders as appropriate e.g. GPs, Non-medical prescribers, Community Matrons, District Nurses, Care Homes staff, Medicines Management and Commissioning teams

Working closely with the community diabetes specialist nursing team, primary care teams and other professional groups to ensure consistent, appropriate and evidence-based dietary advice for the management of diabetes and related co morbidities

Using negotiation and motivational skills, advise patients, community and health professionals to identify and overcome barriers to make changes with regards to diet and diabetes

4. Competence to Practice

Meet the requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council and maintain professional registration

Work within the Health and Care Professions Council, British Dietetic Association and local codes of conduct

Initiate and / or contribute to professional or diabetes nutrition research, evaluation and audit

Commit to continuing professional development, including the undertaking of mandatory and essential training and collection of evidence of competency to practice

Complete risk management assessments as required. Comply with policies, procedures and statutory regulations

5. Management

To support training in Dietetic students

To support the wider Dietetic and Diabetes team

To support with the induction and supervision when appropriate

About us

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on [email protected] . CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.