Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR428-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for an innovative, self-motivated Dietitian to take up a post working with children and adolescents with Diabetes. You will have excellent clinical skills and a broad knowledge of Diabetes with previous experience of working with these age groups.
Alongside the lead Dietitian for Paediatric Diabetes you will be providing specialist input as an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Team at the Diabetes Centre. You will contribute to the dietetic service for paediatric diabetes, including developing structured education in conjunction with the paediatric diabetes specialist nurses.
You will be able to work autonomously, providing highly specialised clinical assessments and treatment to a complex caseload of children and young people with Diabetes in a variety of settings.
You will be part of a team consisting of 26 Dietitians and 8 Dietetic Technicians/Assistants as well as Administrative and Secretarial staff working across both the acute and community sectors.
We are a recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and high priority is given to the continuing professional development of our staff.
Main duties of the job
- To contribute to the development of an effective and innovative dietetic service to children and young people with diabetes using a high level of knowledge, skill and experience.
- To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised dietetic service to paediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes requiring nutritional intervention
- To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based dietetic service to a complex case load of children and young people with diabetes in a variety of settings.
- To provide specialist input to the Diabetes Multi-disciplinary Team by contributing to the strategic development of the Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes service, achievement of the Best Practice Tariff criteria and training of other health professionals.
- To adjust insulin doses according to dietary intake and other relevant factors, as described in the Ipswich Hospital ‘Protocol for adjustment of insulin in children and young people 0-18 years’ .
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration in Dietetics
- Member of British Dietetic Association
- Membership of the BDA paediatric group and or paediatric DMEG
- Recognised University course with Post registration training in diabetes or equivalent experience in diabetes
Desirable criteria
- Membership of relevant specialist interest groups
- Leadership qualifications e.g. LEO, supervisory skills, management training
- Post registration training in paediatric dietetics (modular courses in paediatrics)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post registration experience in diabetes and paediatrics.
- Working with children with diabetes
- Current or recent experience working within a Diabetes and/or Paediatric MDT
- Experience of multi-agency and collaborative working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service development and/or practice innovation
- Experience of training/teaching healthcare professionals and patients
- Car driver
- Experience of delivery of structured education in diabetes and/or paediatrics
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
- Be flexible, adaptable and creative
- Be able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
Training and Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of commitment to lifelong learning
- Demonstrate own practice is up to date and evidence-based and be able to demonstrate an awareness of current relevant research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Dyson
- Job title
- Dietician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 704000
- Additional information
Please contact either Catherine Dyson/Helen Gould, Professional Lead for Dietetics on 01473 704000, email [email protected] / [email protected] or Julia Eldridge – Lead Paediatric Diabetic Dietitian on 01473703986/ 703189 or email [email protected]
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