Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviors.

We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Hours – 37.5 hours per week

This post is open to registered dietitians or those eligible to register with the HCPC as a dietitian within the next 6 months. 

You will work as a project dietitian within the diabetes service. The project that you will be involved in aims tosupport people who are newly diagnosed with diabetes to manage their own health by further expanding provision of structured education and digital self-management support tools. 

Main duties of the job

The role aims to look for innovative ways to increase uptake and access to diabetes structured education by implementing service improvements that include: 

  • Using data collection to inform decisions 
  • Investigating the barriers to patients accessing education and improving uptake.
  • Improving access for hard-to-reach groups

    • There will also be patient contact as part of this role that will include: 

  • delivery of diabetes structured education 
  • one to one appointments 
  • telephone calls to explore barriers to accessing education 

    • Travel between sites will be required. This will include GP practices within the Halton and Cheshire West footprint. There will be scope for some remote working. 

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