Diabetes Dietitian

The post holder will provide Diabetes Dietetic assessments and treatment programmes to clients in clinics, their own homes and in care homes within the borough of Barnet.

• To be responsible for one's own caseload of diabetic clients .
• To make recommendations to GPs on the appropriate prescribing of oral nutrition supplements.
• To maintain accurate documentation in dietetic records, medical notes and nursing notes.
• To act as a source of expertise and to continue with the provision and monitoring of specialist training Desmond as the service requires.
• To be responsible for inputting clinical activity data into the activity reporting database and generating reports on a regular basis.
• To liaise with Dietitians and other health care professionals to ensure clients discharged from secondary care.
• To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders.
• To initiate and participate in clinical governance including Quality improvement activities within the Nutrition and Dietetics Service.
• To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders, as identified by the Nutrition Support Team.
• To build on networks with GP's, District Nurses, nursing homes, Primary Health Care Teams to facilitate appropriate referrals.
• To provide line management to junior team members and supervision to students as the service requires., To have responsibility for providing a diabetes dietetic service including appropriate dietary assessment and treatment in community settings.
• To work autonomously to provide specialist dietary diabetes advice. (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history)
• To use professional judgement and clinical expertise
• To be clinically competent to give nutrition support advice, treatment, and dietary counselling to support behaviour change .
• To provide advice to medical practitioners on the appropriate prescribing of ACBS product
• To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with patients, carers and families.
• To apply developed communication, negotiation and counselling skills to empower patients to achieve long term lifestyle and behavioural changes
• To participate in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative MDT meetings
• To provide timely and informative client reports and discharge summaries for GPs, consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, nursing, and other staff.
• To be responsible for managing a clinical caseload.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and ensure that own work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.
• To be responsible for complying with legal and professional confidentiality guidelines at all times.
  
  Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits