Job summary
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly specialist, and proactive Registered Dietitian to join our innovative community team. This role is central to delivering advanced dietetic services for people with diabetes across Merton and Wandsworth, South West London.
This is an opportunity to practice at the very forefront of community diabetes care within a truly integrated multidisciplinary service.
Why Join Our Community Diabetes Team? We are a unique community provider offering extensive scope for specialization and development:
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Integrated Multidisciplinary Team: Work alongside Consultants, Specialist Nurses, and Dietitians, collaborating on complex patient care pathways.
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Cutting-Edge Practice: We manage people with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and are an initiating centre for Freestyle Libre technology.
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Structured Education Expertise: You will be integral to the delivery of established, evidence-based structured education programmes like DAFNE and DESMOND.
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Community Based: The role is community-based, requiring travel between CLCH sites in South West London to ensure care is delivered where it is needed most.
Main duties of the job
The Community Diabetes Service requires a specialist clinical Dietetic Diabetes Service that contributes to the strategic planning and delivery of integrated care across Tiers 1-3.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for the full specialist scope of dietetic diabetes care:
- Specialist Clinical Practice: Provide expert assessment and treatment for clients with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care.
- Service Contribution:Contribute to the strategic direction of the service, aligning with Trust objectives and national guidelines (e.g., Diabetes NSF, NICE guidance).
- Partnership and Development:Utilize project management skills to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate service developments and interventions in partnership with service users and other healthcare providers.
- Interagency Liaison: Effectively liaise with primary care, community services, and local acute hospitals to ensure seamless, integrated patient pathways.
- Education and Training: Deliver specialist nutrition training and education for diabetes to service users, staff, and other stakeholders.
- Community Engagement: Engage with and support local initiatives, such as support groups and Diabetes Champions, according to NICE guidelines.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours.
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply (Band 5 & above roles)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description, person specification and CLCH trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description, person specification and CLCH trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Evidence of further study in specialist area e.g. Msc in Diabetes, Warwick Diabetes Course or significant experience
- Membership of the British Dietetic Association
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group, e.g. DMEG
- Supervisory skills training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- DESMOND &/or DAFNE accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years recent post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, with at least
- 2 years' experience working in Diabetes
- Experience in the training of student Dietitians
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients
- Excellent group education and presentation skills
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development
- Experience in supervising others
- Experience with working with change behaviour techniques
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience working in Community Dietetics
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake duties of role in clinical speciality
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with diabetes
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Highly developed communication and report writing skills, in verbal and written format
- Highly developed presentation skills and ability to present to professionals at all levels
- Ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands
- Comfortable at using IT equipment e.g. laptop and mobile phone for remote working. Ability to use local clinical systems as well as having basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Ability to work with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Evidence of further study in specialist area e.g. Msc in Diabetes, Warwick Diabetes Course or significant experience
- Membership of the British Dietetic Association
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest Group, e.g. DMEG
- Supervisory skills training
- Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- DESMOND &/or DAFNE accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years recent post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, with at least
- 2 years' experience working in Diabetes
- Experience in the training of student Dietitians
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients
- Excellent group education and presentation skills
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development
- Experience in supervising others
- Experience with working with change behaviour techniques
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience working in Community Dietetics
Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake duties of role in clinical speciality
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with diabetes
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Highly developed communication and report writing skills, in verbal and written format
- Highly developed presentation skills and ability to present to professionals at all levels
- Ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands
- Comfortable at using IT equipment e.g. laptop and mobile phone for remote working. Ability to use local clinical systems as well as having basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Ability to work with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
