The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Advance Practice Dietitian - Paediatric Diabetes
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Job Role
The postholder will work as an autonomous practitioner, with extended scope of practice, providing specialist assessment and management of children and young people with diabetes (CYPD) at diagnosis and throughout their journey. They will use their excellent knowledge of current evidence-based practice as well as advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced CYPD dietetic assessment and management to a specific specialised clinical caseload.
- Develop comprehensive management and treatment plans, utilising extensive diabetes knowledge to formulate a specialised empowering and progressive programme of care, whilst always considering the impact of cultural and demographic factors.
- Work with the MDT as a vocal member of the team contributing essential information and in-depth clinical knowledge to the service.
- Contribute specialist knowledge to the CYPD MDT. Integral to the planning, implementation and monitoring of a highly specialist, evidenced based, clinically effective service, thus achieving the Best Practice Tariff criteria.
- Make significant contributions to policy development within paediatric diabetes.
- Act as an expert resource on paediatric diabetes including, nutrition, medication, and diabetes technologies and to provide ongoing education and training to all existing and new members to the CYPD MDT, paediatric ward and A&E staff including doctors and nurses, as well as dietetic, nursing and medical students within the trust.
- Be actively involved in the Trust’s clinical governance program by taking lead responsibility for ensuring continuing professional development, audit, research and service development activities within this specialist area.
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About the Trust
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
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We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Application Process
Please note: Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sarah Jordan
- Job title: Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager
- Email address: sarah.jordan4@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01895238282
Debbie Blissitt
Email: Debbie.blissitt@nhs.net
(current post holder) for further information
Alternative Contact:
01895 238 282 ext 2575 or
Dietetic Office: 01895 279 416
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