Highly Specialist Dietitian for Adult Diabetes | Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Dietitian for Adult Diabetes | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS

To take the lead role and responsibility to provide a comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetic Service to the Endocrinology services at the North Middlesex University Hospital Site. This includes inpatient and outpatient services including the Diabetes Centre. To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust, including structured education programmes, to develop diabetes education resources, carbohydrate counting, and insulin pump training.

In conjunction with the Head of Nutrition and Dietetics to be responsible for co-ordinating, designing, implementing of and evaluating the adult diabetes dietetic service. This includes developing and updating policies and procedures. To provide expert opinion, advice and guidance to colleagues within the Diabetes service, Therapy Services and other health professionals, both Trust wide and regionally. To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust.

To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within the Diabetes and the wider Dietetic Service. To participate and contribute to student training, Multidisciplinary team working.

To provide autonomous diabetes care for patients with Diabetes using advanced clinical skills and knowledge of diabetes across our inpatient services, urgent and emergency departments.

To lead and autonomously manage a caseload of patients with Diabetes, who have multiple and complex needs including complex Type 1 and 2 Diabetes, ante-natal, renal and CGM/pump/HCL therapy within the inpatient and outpatient Diabetes service.

To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports expert practice within Diabetes.

To lead and innovate diabetes related specialist practice, both within the Trust and through local networks.

To develop diabetes guidelines, protocols and policies for the Trust

To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education.

To actively contribute to and participate in the delivery of Trust-wide multi disciplinary mandatory training and teaching.

To provide specialist advice to inpatient diabetes service by receiving direct referrals from members of other multi-disciplinary teams

To work flexibly in response to service needs, to provide cover to all trust sites as required

To provide World Class Care in line with Royal Free Values and behaviours.

Joining the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust offers an exciting opportunity to become part of one of the UK's leading teaching and research organisations. The adult diabetes service is recognised for delivering high-quality, multidisciplinary care to people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, including specialist clinics in diabetes technology, antenatal diabetes, renal diabetes and diabetic foot care. Working alongside experienced consultants, diabetes specialist nurses, dietitians, podiatrists, psychologists and pharmacists, you will contribute to innovative, evidence-based care while benefiting from excellent opportunities for professional development, research, education and service improvement.

At the Royal Free, collaboration, continuous learning and person-centred care are at the heart of everything we do, making it an inspiring environment for clinicians who are passionate about improving outcomes for people living with diabetes.

The post holder will lead and develop the adult diabetes dietetic service, providing highly specialised nutritional assessment, treatment and management for adults with diabetes across inpatient and outpatient settings. They will act as the clinical expert for diabetes nutrition, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centred care whilst contributing to the strategic development of the service.

• Lead the provision of a specialist dietetic service for adults with diabetes across acute and outpatient services.
• Manage a highly complex clinical caseload, prioritising referrals according to clinical need.
• Undertake comprehensive nutritional assessments using clinical history, anthropometry, biochemical data, pharmacology, medical investigations and psychosocial factors.
• Develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based nutritional treatment plans for patients with diabetes and associated endocrine conditions.
• Provide specialist advice regarding diabetes management, carbohydrate counting, insulin adjustment, diabetes technology and nutritional support.
• Assess, prescribe and monitor nutritional supplements and Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) products where appropriate.
• Support the management of patients requiring enteral and…