Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
NHS Jobs Plymouth
To act as an expert resource, providing specialist dietetic advice and support to healthcare professionals that provide care for people with diabetes. To provide specialist dietetic services to outpatients as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working closely with diabetes consultants, diabetes specialist nurses, podiatrists, GPs, and community nurses in order to provide seamless and consistent care for people with diabetes.
To provide evidence based dietary advice and support for people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, type 3 diabetes and gestational diabetes. To advise patients, families and carers on appropriate dietary intervention using a range of developed communication and teaching skills to ensure understanding and promote the effective management of their condition.
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. To be familiar with and apply cognitive behaviour therapy techniques as appropriate.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of a patients condition understanding drug treatments and other clinical test results with relevance to the dietary intervention required. To plan and deliver individualised nutritional care plans based on the comprehensive assessment of the patients needs.
Where appropriate, liaising with other health professionals to advise on changes and treatment / medication or requests of further investigations. To evaluate outcomes of dietetic intervention through the monitoring and review of nutritional care plans and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
To provide evidence based dietary advice and support for people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, type 3 diabetes and gestational diabetes. To advise patients, families and carers on appropriate dietary intervention using a range of developed communication and teaching skills to ensure understanding and promote the effective management of their condition.
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of condition. Communication skills of motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. To be familiar with and apply cognitive behaviour therapy techniques as appropriate.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of a patients condition understanding drug treatments and other clinical test results with relevance to the dietary intervention required. To plan and deliver individualised nutritional care plans based on the comprehensive assessment of the patients needs.
Where appropriate, liaising with other health professionals to advise on changes and treatment / medication or requests of further investigations. To evaluate outcomes of dietetic intervention through the monitoring and review of nutritional care plans and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
To refer onto other health professionals as considered appropriate. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of people with diabetes in your care, keeping accurate patient records and activity data For further details please see attached JD&PS.
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