Band 8a Clinical Lead Diabetes Dietitian (Adult)

Band 8a Clinical Lead Diabetes Dietitian (Adult)

An excellent opportunity has emerged to hire one lead band 8a Diabetes Dietitian, to offer expert assistance in enhancing care to for patients with Type 1 diabetes. We are looking for a passionate professional to lead a dynamic team that offers development opportunities to enhance their experience in diabetes within a multidisciplinary workforce.

To plan, implement and monitor strategic delivery of a highly specialist, evidence based clinically effective service in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To develop a new service pathway to improve patient safety on the wards, focusing on the emergency departments across the trust in reducing hypoglycaemic events. To develop the Adult Diabetes Dietetic Clinical Lead role to Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) including the development of competencies and structure.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced Diabetes Dietetic assessment and management to a specific, highly specialised clinical caseload with complex presentations, interpreting and analysing clinical and non-clinical data to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses.

To work as an advanced practitioner, using assessment, diabetes technology, supplementary prescribing and advanced clinical reasoning skills, to assist in the management of diabetes.

Work as a supplementary non-medical prescriber (adhering to Trust policy) with the ability to initiate and adjust medication within your field of expertise.

See attached job description for further information

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on main responsibilities.

Person Specification education

• Recognised Dietetics Degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Experience

• Experienced at supervising junior staff/ dietetic students

personal attribute

• Flexible, adaptable and creative
• Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£64,156 to £71,148 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS