Advanced Diabetes Dietitian (Transition) | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to work as an advanced diabetes dietitian providing high quality care to young adults with diabetes. You would be working alongside a highly specialist, patient-centred diabetes service and would be part of a wider Nutrition and Dietetics department who are a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team.

• As an HCPC registered Dietitian, provide expert dietetic service to the MDT and a caseload of primarily transition-aged diabetes patients.
• Engage with, advise and train other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with diabetes.
• Work as a senior member of the Dietetic Department, in the promotion of a high-quality patient-focused service and contributing to service development and cover.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them and to achieve this we ensure our values of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Excellence is at the core of everything we do. We are a Trust that celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We would welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups. Dorchester has a lot to offer from stunning countryside and Blue Flag beaches to bustling Cities and award winning eateries. There are excellent road and transport links to Poole and Bournemouth, Southampton and London as well as a large number of sought after Ofsted rated schools. For informal inquires you can also contact the Chief Dietitian, Raphaella Rookes on . · Autonomously provide expert, holistic, patient-centred dietetic care to individuals with diabetes, particularly the transition age diabetes population, underpinned by clinical, professional and Department guidelines and integrating with other services. · Provide following specialist diabetes skills: o Practical knowledge and skills required for insulin pump therapy for people with Type 1 diabetes o Education to people with diabetes to enable them to adjust their insulin dosages and carbohydrate in order to achieve their targets for blood glucose control. o Education regarding technology and data interpretation for example continuous blood glucose monitoring. o Identification of appropriate treatment aims for people with type 2 diabetes using blood glucose-lowering agents and explain their mechanisms of action. Working with the multidisciplinary team to make suggestions to the suitable glucose-lowering agents. · Provide the transition service and if required, contribute to the cover of: o Secondary care clinics and outreach o BERTIE and Living With Diabetes (for newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes) group education. o Antenatal clinics o Inpatient care at Dorset County Hospital. o Indirect patient care via support to secondary care staff e.g. MDT meetings, Advice & Guidance enquiries, support to other DCH dietitians. · Be an integral part of the wider diabetes and dietetic teams within DCHFT and where competent to do so, support other services offered by the teams as and when the need arises. · Aid service resilience and skill maintenance by exchanging cover with the other diabetes dietitians as needed. · Actively manage the risks and benefits of own interventions within the MDT context. · Monitor and evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the specialist diabetes dietetics service to ensure quality and justify change. · Maintain and progress own knowledge and skills to ensure high quality and holistic dietetic care to patients with diabetes, who may have a number of comorbidities. · Ensure patient involvement in the development of the service. · Participate in or lead MDT meetings and case conferences as required.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .