Diabetes Dietitian
Website royalhospital Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
If you have been working as a Band 5 Dietitian with an interest and some experience working with adults who have diabetes and are looking to move to the next step in your career this part time role might be for you.
The successful candidate will join our team of 28 staff (dietitians, a nutrition support nurse, assistant dietitian practitioners and an administrative assistant) who are based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The Trust supports remote working and working from home for all team members as appropriate to role and services.
The post holder will work alongside our full time Diabetes Dietitian and will be a valued member of our diabetes team providing mainly outpatient services which will include MDT insulin pump clinics and gestational diabetes clinics.
The Trust is committed to improving health and wellbeing of all its staff and we are fortunate to have an onsite gym.
Main duties of the job
Provision on nutrition and dietetic services to adults with diabetes.
Clinical.
1.To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service at various locations according to patient’s needs.
2.To provide the specialist nutrition and dietetic service provision to the adult diabetes clinics as required.
3.To provide group education to adults with diabetes.
4.To participate in the team approach to the care of individuals referred to the service.
5.To attend the multi-disciplinary adult diabetes meetings as required.
6.To liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary teams within the trust and the health community to ensurethe dietetic needs of clients can be met.
7.To accurately collect relevant activity data required for service monitoring, management and evaluation.
8.To develop evidence based dietary information in conjunction with other members of the nutritionand dietetic team.
9.To provide cover for senior dietetic colleagues as appropriate.
10.To work with other members of the nutrition & dietetic team and catering staff to develop menusto meet the need of inpatients at Chesterfield Royal.
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