Job summary
Knowsley Community Diabetes Service provides education and clinical support to patients with diabetes in the Knowsley area. We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Diabetes Dietitian to provide dietary education and counselling to patients under the KCDS service based at Manor Farm Huyton and offering a Dietetic service across a variety of outpatient clinic settings in Kirkby, Whiston and Halewood. Access to a car is preferable due to the requirement to travel across sites.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting post where you would be involved in MDT working in a forward thinking team of Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Diabetes Consultants and have access to developing your knowledge and skills in a variety of areas such as:
- Dietary education for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes utilising digital, written and face to face education.
- Input into MDT Diabetes clinics across four sites in Knowsley supported by Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Consultants.
- Delivering education and support to Care Homes across Knowsley.
- Harnessing new technologies and developments in Diabetes practice such as blood glucose data analysis in real time and insulin pumps.
- Involvement in audit, key performance indicators and service development.
Although community based, you have the support of Advanced Diabetes Dietitians and other Dietetic and MDT colleagues across Liverpool Hospitals Foundation Trust sites at Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen sites. You will also be involved with supervision of Student Dietitians and Graduate Dietitians as part of your role so strong leadership and communication skills are essential. You would be supported in your professional development and would be offered opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in other areas of Diabetes. You will work closely with the Dietetic Clinical Lead to identify any quality issues within the service and provide education to staff and colleagues in your Specialist area.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description/Person Specification for more details.
If you are interested in this post or would like further information please contact Eve McGregor, Advanced Diabetes Dietitian on eve.mcgregor@liverpoolft.nhs.uk or Jo Cope, Dietetic Lead, joanne.cope@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description/Person Specification for more details.
If you are interested in this post or would like further information please contact Eve McGregor, Advanced Diabetes Dietitian on eve.mcgregor@liverpoolft.nhs.uk or Jo Cope, Dietetic Lead, joanne.cope@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or postgraduate Diploma
- Current registration with HCPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity
Desirable
- Introductory level Clinical Supervisory Skills Training
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience in at least 3 clinical areas, including medical and surgical patients
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience and evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Experience of conducting audit
Knowledge
Essential
- While able to work independently, ability to recognise own limitations and access advice and information appropriately
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey information
- Problem solving skills
- Time management - able to prioritise work, respond appropriately to demands and keep to time in out patient setting
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- I.T. Skills - power-point, keyboard and email
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or postgraduate Diploma
- Current registration with HCPC
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity
Desirable
- Introductory level Clinical Supervisory Skills Training
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience in at least 3 clinical areas, including medical and surgical patients
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience and evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Experience of conducting audit
Knowledge
Essential
- While able to work independently, ability to recognise own limitations and access advice and information appropriately
Skills
Essential
- Communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey information
- Problem solving skills
- Time management - able to prioritise work, respond appropriately to demands and keep to time in out patient setting
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- I.T. Skills - power-point, keyboard and email
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
