Specialist Dietitian (Paediatric Diabetes)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the role including the key responsibilities and essential criteria, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Dietetics degree
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• Post grad training in paeds/diabetes
• BDA paeds modules 1 +/- 2
• Validated post grad training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Paeds
• Diabetes
• MDT working
• Teaching
• Audit/research/service improvement

Desirable criteria

• Paeds diabetes
• NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• paeds knowledge
• diabetes knowledge
• communication skills

Desirable criteria

• Paeds diabetes knowledge

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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