Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our paediatric dietetic team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian.
This established post offers an exciting opportunity to lead and continue to develop a high-quality, evidence-based nutrition and dietetic service for children and young people across North West Surrey. The role will primarily focus on outpatient care but will also support paediatric inpatients, ensuring continuity of nutritional support throughout their healthcare journey. You will work closely with paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team at Ashford and St Peter's and and wider paediatric team.
As the Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian, this role is responsible for developing and delivering a specialist, evidence-based paediatric diabetes dietetic service including care for patients on insulin pump therapy. The post holder provides the dietary component of structured education for newly diagnosed children and young people with type 1 diabetes, covering carbohydrate counting and exercise management. The role involves offering dietary advice for patients using insulin pumps, glucose monitors, and hybrid closed-loop systems.
For further information please contact:
Kirsty Barrett - Clinical Lead for Paediatric Dietetics - kirsty.barrett3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
1. To contribute to the development of an effective and innovative dietetic service to children and young people with diabetes using a high level of knowledge, skill and experience.
2. To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised dietetic service to paediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes requiring nutritional intervention
3. To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based dietetic service to a complex case load of children and young people with diabetes in a variety of settings.
4. To provide specialist input to the Diabetes Multi-disciplinary Team by contributing to the strategic development of the Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes service, to meet the requirements of the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit and training of other health professionals.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications and Further Training Essential 4 year degree in Dietetics (or equivalent qualification) Registration with HCPC Student supervisory skills course Management training BDA Paediatric modules Desirable Counselling skills course Management training Diabetes education training for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Pump Therapy Course Carbohydrate counting course Experience Essential 3 years experience in paediatric dietetics Delivering education to a diverse range of audiences Student training Group work and understanding of team dynamics Auditing of dietetic services Staff management Service delivery in a range of clinical settings, including community Experience of working in a team and contributing to team decisions Desirable Previous experience working in Diabetes services at a specialist level including experience of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications and Further Training Essential 4 year degree in Dietetics (or equivalent qualification) Registration with HCPC Student supervisory skills course Management training BDA Paediatric modules Desirable Counselling skills course Management training Diabetes education training for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Pump Therapy Course Carbohydrate counting course Experience Essential 3 years experience in paediatric dietetics Delivering education to a diverse range of audiences Student training Group work and understanding of team dynamics Auditing of dietetic services Staff management Service delivery in a range of clinical settings, including community Experience of working in a team and contributing to team decisions Desirable Previous experience working in Diabetes services at a specialist level including experience of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Further Training
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics (or equivalent qualification)
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant post registration training relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree equivalent
- Membership of BDA + appropriate specialist group
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience and ability to work independently with complex patients in an adult acute NHS healthcare setting
- Extensive enteral nutrition experience
- Experience of working in an MDT team and contributing to team decisions and complex decision making
- Experience of line managing and mentoring junior colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of audit and service improvement
- Parenteral nutrition experience
- Experience of working alongside catering department
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of clinical dietetics and its practical application in an acute NHS Hospital
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and knowledge of national clinical and professional policies, guidelines and procedures, e.g. NICE;/BDA/HCPC Code of Conduct
- Specialist knowledge of nutritional support
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective time management and the ability to prioritise a busy caseload
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Able to work flexibly across specialities as the need arises
- Demonstrates an understanding of different treatment approaches and the evidence base
Desirable
- Motivation and counselling skills
- Ability to review and collect performance data, to analyse and develop services.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites
- Driving licence and access to car for work
Person Specification
Qualifications and Further Training
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics (or equivalent qualification)
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of relevant post registration training relevant to clinical speciality
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree equivalent
- Membership of BDA + appropriate specialist group
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification experience and ability to work independently with complex patients in an adult acute NHS healthcare setting
- Extensive enteral nutrition experience
- Experience of working in an MDT team and contributing to team decisions and complex decision making
- Experience of line managing and mentoring junior colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of audit and service improvement
- Parenteral nutrition experience
- Experience of working alongside catering department
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of clinical dietetics and its practical application in an acute NHS Hospital
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and knowledge of national clinical and professional policies, guidelines and procedures, e.g. NICE;/BDA/HCPC Code of Conduct
- Specialist knowledge of nutritional support
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective time management and the ability to prioritise a busy caseload
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Able to work flexibly across specialities as the need arises
- Demonstrates an understanding of different treatment approaches and the evidence base
Desirable
- Motivation and counselling skills
- Ability to review and collect performance data, to analyse and develop services.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites
- Driving licence and access to car for work
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).
