Band 7 Lead Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Accepting applications until: 25-Apr-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 25-Apr-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Address
- Kings Drive
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Postcode
- BN21 2UD
- Major / Minor Region
- East Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (Up to October 2026)
- Hours
- Part time - 30.75 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietitian
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 7 lead diabetes dietitian post working within primary and secondary care across East Sussex. You will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, effective and evidence based dietetic outpatient service as part of the ESHT Diabetes multi-disciplinary team.
Our close knit and supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, plus our apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) dietitians. We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities.
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To be responsible for the specialist nutrition and dietetic management of patient with diabetes (all types) referred for nutritional advice in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (including Type 1, Gestational and Type 2, assessment and treatment) using specialist knowledge and skills.
To provide a comprehensive and effective dietetic service (assessment and treatment) to the ESHT Diabetes Team using highly developed specialist knowledge and skills.
To promote effective nutrition care plans and best practice by providing education, training and support for healthcare professionals and staff in care agencies.
To work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary Diabetes Team and Nutrition & Dietetic service acting as an expert on the dietetic management of adults with diabetes providing advice, support and training to staff, advising on change in dietetic treatment in line with evidence based practise.
To be responsible for the planning and prioritising of own clinical caseload, this includes all adult patients with diabetes (all types) and any co-morbidities e.g. gastroenterology, oncology, rheumatology, cardiology, surgery and palliative care in the out patient setting.
To develop and audit resources and services to support the identification, treatment and monitoring of dietetic intervention in diabetes as part of the Nutrition and Dietetic department participating in research as identified, as well as acting as a resource for specialist information.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To carry a highly complex caseload of patients within the clinical area of diabetes. To assess and implement treatment plans, evaluate the outcome and re-assess throughout the package of care. This includes insulin pump patients, continuous glucose monitoring and the development and running the type 1 diabetes structured education programme in adults and paediatrics.
To develop and audit evidence based written materials and teaching resources as required, using research based methodology. Ensure the availability of culturally appropriate information.
To work with the diabetes structured education team to support the QISMET accreditation renewal process, including programme updates, paperwork and interviews, to ensure our education courses continue to meet high standards of service provision.
To provide high quality, highly complex nutritional and dietetic advice in order to contribute to the care of patients and their families with Diabetes enabling them to make informed choices about their health related behaviours. This will involve calculation of nutritional requirements, assessment of oral intake, lifestyle and barriers to change; and interpretation of biochemical and anthropometric measurements, as well as considering social and cultural needs. The outcome of the dietetic consultation will be a patient specific nutrition action plan.
To develop, negotiate and review specific action plans for patients with diabetes in consultation with the patients and their carers. This will involve explaining the rational for dietary change, nutritional counselling, agreeing dietary goals and supportive and motivational skills to overcome barriers to change.
To make clinical decisions concerning necessary changes to patients dietary intake and oral nutritional supplement prescriptions, and communicate these decisions to other healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
To make recommendations to the medical/specialist nurse team regarding the adaptation of medication for the management of diabetes based on interpretation of biochemical parameters and dietary intake.
Please see job description for full details.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification in counselling or behavioural change
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced practice as a dietitian in a clinical setting
- Experience of Diabetes - Knowledge of current issues and research relating to diabetes & dietetics
- Working within a multidisciplinary team - Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills
- Teaching / supervisory skills on a one to one and group basis - within department, MDT teams and patient settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering structured diabetes education programmes, such as SADIE and carbohydrate counting.
- Experience of leadership and line management
- Experience of audits and research
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Sound clinical knowledge based on current best practice, new patient assessments and treatment planning.
- In depth knowledge of Insulin and oral hypoglycaemic medications
- Communicate information accurately, effectively and sensitively, both verbal and written
- Organise and prioritise own clinical caseload
Desirable criteria
- Current NHS policies and initiatives, NICE guidelines
- Evidence of relevant specialist interest British Dietetic Association group
- Identify own development needs, to give and receive clinical supervision
Other
Essential criteria
- Mobility to travel between the work base, clinics in a timely, safe and efficient manner
- Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Penny Kaye
- Job title
- Trainee Advanced Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Katherine Howells
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner: Dietitian & Joint Interim Professional Lead for Dietetics
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