Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

Job overview

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

Band 7 - 30hours/week - Permanent

An exciting opportunity has come up to join the integrated diabetes team at Stockport NHS foundation trust as a permanent band 7 diabetes dietitian.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and committed Dietitian who will work as integral member of highly performing diabetes team working at Kingsgate house and Stepping Hill hospital. The team members work closely with the diabetes consultants, other health care professionals, carers, patients and family members to optimise glycaemic control and improve long-term health and quality of life.

As a diabetes specialist dietitian, you will be providing support to diabetes team based in the community at Kingsgate house and supporting the Transition and young adult service along with MDT clinics at the Stepping Hill hospital.

Prior insulin pump knowledge is desirable, and preference will be given to the candidates with insulin pump experience. Dietitian will provide expert diabetes dietary advice including carb counting and structured education. Support with service development and innovation, ensuring our patients receive the highest standards of care.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to Nutrition and Dietetic Services in Stockport by providing:

• To lead and develop the dietetic intervention of the  Diabetes pathway and MDT clinic
• To support the  MDT in developing, establishing and evaluating the new emerging pathway
• Be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating clinical case work within the  Diabetes service
• To provide evidence based, highly specialist knowledge and skills to the Diabetes service
• To support the training, education and learning of the team and services across the system.
• Provide a key role in partnership working with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services.
• To take a lead with quality improvements in the Diabetes service
• To take responsibility for staff and student training and development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

The person specification detailed is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.