Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian to join our team delivering innovative dietetic services to people with diabetes at Wembley Centre for Health and Care and Willesden Central for Health and Care
This is a broad summary of the role detailing key areas of operation and responsibilities – further detail will be provided in the Main Duties and Responsibilities section, below, which provides more detail with the Job Description.
You will also be supported by an experienced team from the Community Diabetes Specialist Service Team and the Nutrition and Diabetes Team lead who hold regular peer support meetings and provide 1:1 supervision to facilitate clinical excellence and personal development.
Main duties of the job
- To be the Dietetic lead within the Community Diabetes Service to provide a specialist clinical Dietetic Service that contributes to the delivery of the diabetes specification within the well-established multidisciplinary Community Diabetes Service in line with the strategic direction of the Service and Trust objectives.
- To work within a multi-professional framework and contribute to a first-class service through evidence-based clinical practice, management, education, audit, and research.
- To provide specialist assessment and treatment of clients with Type 2 diabetes, liaise with other agencies and health professionals, and maintain accurate clinical records.
- To set and work towards individual and team objectives that reflect service plans and work within the Clinical Governance Framework.
- To utilise project management skills and work in partnership with service users, community agencies and professionals to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate services provided.
- To lead on specific dietetic clinical standards, audit, and/or research projects within the multidisciplinary Community Diabetes Service to inform Clinical Governance strategy and service development.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree in Dietetics
- Health Professions Council Registration
- Evidence of further study in specialist area e.g. MSc in Diabetes or Obesity, or significant experience
- Post registration training in Behaviour Change
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the British Dietetics Association
- Membership of Special Interest Group, e.g. DMEG, DOM UK
- Teacher/Training qualification
- Supervisory skills training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years recent post-graduate experience in a range of clinical areas, with at least 2 years’ experience working in diabetes
- Experience in the training of student Dietitians.
- Experience in organising and implementing training/teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and clients.
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience in contributing to Service Development, including policy and guideline development.
- Experience in supervising others
- Experience with working with change behaviour techniques.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Community Dietetics
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake leadership role in clinical speciality.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with complex diabetes needs
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice associated with diabetes.
- Ability to interpret health and social policies and guidelines and to translate into practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Basic IT skills – Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel.
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
Key Attributes
Desirable criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
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