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Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient caseload / workload. To work as part of the Paediatric Diabetes Service undertaking assessment of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. To deliver individualised dietetic treatment programmes using a broad range of skills in individual and group settings. To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans. To have knowledge base of management of diabetes in paediatric patients, for both patients presenting with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This will include the use of carbohydrate counting methods. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics Current Health Professions Council registration Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group Knowledge
Essential Criteria
Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in paediatric patients with diabetes in a variety of settings Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the issues involved with high caseload numbers management Understanding of national and professional issues Understanding of clinical governance and relevant national guidelines Evidence of carbohydrate counting and management of diabetes using different methods Experience
Essential Criteria
Knowledge and application of artificial nutrition for patients with diabetes and long-term feeding tubes Experience of supervising Dietetic students Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in a fast-moving environment Involvement of developing department and service protocols Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting Values Based Question
Essential Criteria
How do you demonstrate respect and dignity? Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies. This post will close before the intended closing date should a sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity. Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. All staff, no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with, must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse. We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This Local Employment Partnership Employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus, for statistical purposes only. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 830000. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to Download
Job Description (PDF, 456.4KB)
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To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient caseload / workload. To work as part of the Paediatric Diabetes Service undertaking assessment of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. To deliver individualised dietetic treatment programmes using a broad range of skills in individual and group settings. To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans. To have knowledge base of management of diabetes in paediatric patients, for both patients presenting with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This will include the use of carbohydrate counting methods. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics Current Health Professions Council registration Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group Knowledge
Essential Criteria
Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in paediatric patients with diabetes in a variety of settings Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the issues involved with high caseload numbers management Understanding of national and professional issues Understanding of clinical governance and relevant national guidelines Evidence of carbohydrate counting and management of diabetes using different methods Experience
Essential Criteria
Knowledge and application of artificial nutrition for patients with diabetes and long-term feeding tubes Experience of supervising Dietetic students Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in a fast-moving environment Involvement of developing department and service protocols Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting Values Based Question
Essential Criteria
How do you demonstrate respect and dignity? Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies. This post will close before the intended closing date should a sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity. Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. All staff, no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with, must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse. We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This Local Employment Partnership Employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus, for statistical purposes only. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 830000. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to Download
Job Description (PDF, 456.4KB)
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