London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Please note: We will consider band 6 candidates applying for this position as a developmental post, i.e. with a view to the post holder needing to meet specific competencies to achieve Band 7 level. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Diabetes Dietitian to join our team of Dietitians at Northwick Park Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. The post requires an enthusiastic Dietitian with experience of working in Diabetes, to deliver a dietetic service as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Diabetes Centres at Central Middlesex Hospital. You will be required to provide evidence-based dietetic advice to adults including carbohydrate counting education, insulin pump therapy, and continuous glucose monitoring. The role would have a great mix of one-to-one clinics and diabetes group education, including DAFNE and carb counting sessions delivered virtually and face to face. Main duties of the job
As a band 7, you will be one of the senior members of the Dietetic team. You will support the Team Lead in developing and evolving the dietetic service and you will also be providing support to the junior members of the team. We are looking for a Dietitian with strong communication, organisational, team working, and leadership skills. They should be focused on providing a high-quality dietetic service which is responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and this patient group. The post holder will be expected to lead on a number of clinical and service development projects. You will be the expert on nutrition in this field and will continue to work on current service improvement projects including reducing DNA rates, patient-initiated follow-up, and an exciting project on reducing insulin intervention in antenatal/Gestational Diabetes care, whilst continuing to raise the profile of Dietetics within the team and organisation. The small and friendly Central Middlesex Hospital multidisciplinary team consists of Consultant Endocrinologists, Specialist Diabetes Nurses, Podiatrists as well as Diabetes Specialist Midwives. The NPH site is a large, dynamic, and friendly department of acute dietitians, community dietitians, dietetic assistants, and admin based across Trust at Northwick Park, St Marks, and Ealing Hospitals. About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
HCPC registration Postgraduate study to master's level Experience
Significant relevant postgraduate clinical experience Experience of working as part of a diabetes MDT Experience of student training Experience of MDT patient teaching Experience conducting Audit CHO counting courses i.e. DAFNE Experience with pumps Knowledge
Sound Clinical knowledge Sound Clinical knowledge of current issues within diabetes Skills
Excellent Organisational skills 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. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Dependent on experience
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Please note: We will consider band 6 candidates applying for this position as a developmental post, i.e. with a view to the post holder needing to meet specific competencies to achieve Band 7 level. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Diabetes Dietitian to join our team of Dietitians at Northwick Park Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. The post requires an enthusiastic Dietitian with experience of working in Diabetes, to deliver a dietetic service as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Diabetes Centres at Central Middlesex Hospital. You will be required to provide evidence-based dietetic advice to adults including carbohydrate counting education, insulin pump therapy, and continuous glucose monitoring. The role would have a great mix of one-to-one clinics and diabetes group education, including DAFNE and carb counting sessions delivered virtually and face to face. Main duties of the job
As a band 7, you will be one of the senior members of the Dietetic team. You will support the Team Lead in developing and evolving the dietetic service and you will also be providing support to the junior members of the team. We are looking for a Dietitian with strong communication, organisational, team working, and leadership skills. They should be focused on providing a high-quality dietetic service which is responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and this patient group. The post holder will be expected to lead on a number of clinical and service development projects. You will be the expert on nutrition in this field and will continue to work on current service improvement projects including reducing DNA rates, patient-initiated follow-up, and an exciting project on reducing insulin intervention in antenatal/Gestational Diabetes care, whilst continuing to raise the profile of Dietetics within the team and organisation. The small and friendly Central Middlesex Hospital multidisciplinary team consists of Consultant Endocrinologists, Specialist Diabetes Nurses, Podiatrists as well as Diabetes Specialist Midwives. The NPH site is a large, dynamic, and friendly department of acute dietitians, community dietitians, dietetic assistants, and admin based across Trust at Northwick Park, St Marks, and Ealing Hospitals. About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
HCPC registration Postgraduate study to master's level Experience
Significant relevant postgraduate clinical experience Experience of working as part of a diabetes MDT Experience of student training Experience of MDT patient teaching Experience conducting Audit CHO counting courses i.e. DAFNE Experience with pumps Knowledge
Sound Clinical knowledge Sound Clinical knowledge of current issues within diabetes Skills
Excellent Organisational skills 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. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Dependent on experience
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