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1 Date: October 2016 Job Title Department Location Reporting To Functional Relationships with Diabetes Dietitian fixed term (30 June 2017) 0.6 FTE Diabetes Service North Shore and West Auckland Hospitals Team Leader Diabetes Dietitians Internal Nursing and medical staff Dietitians Allied health staff Service Clinical, Admin/receptionist staff Professionals Group including Dietitians New Zealand and associated Special interest groups, New Zealand Dietitians Board and NZSSD External People with Diabetes and their families Primary Care Practitioners Practice Nurses and PHOs Patients and their whanau Students Purpose To ensure the diabetes service provides nutrition care and education for people with Diabetes that incorporates evidence based quality practice by qualified dietitians. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 1

2 Our Purpose, Values and Standards At the heart of Waitemata DHB is our promise of best care for everyone. This promise statement is the articulation of our three-fold purpose to: 1. promote wellness, 2. prevent, cure and ameliorate ill health and 3. relieve the suffering of those entrusted to our care. At the heart of our values is the need for all of us to reflect on the intrinsic dignity of every single person that enters our care. It is a privilege to be able to care for patients, whānau and our community, a privilege that is sometimes overlooked in our day to day work. Our standards and behaviours serve as a reminder to us all about how we are with our patients and with each other. Purpose of the role : DIABETES EDUCATION PATIENT Maintain community education services in the North and West Provide individual and group based education, counseling and assessment for the person with diabetes, including stabilization of blood glucose levels. Liaise and communicate with health care providers referring patients to the Waitemata DHB Diabetes Service. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 2

3 DIABETES EDUCATION STAFF Act a diabetes resource person/advisor for other healthcare workers and participate in providing educational programmes as required PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY Responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with professional development requirements Accurate documentation as per Waitemata DHB Clinical documentation Policy Dietetics, and Waitemata DHB audit protocol Prescriptions are documented as per WDHB policies and meet legal requirements Apply for special authority numbers when needed for nutritional supplements Ensures clinical effectiveness by critically appraising current research and applying it to practice Work with diabetes service across the hospital/community interface for patients who would benefit from support in improving self-management of their diabetes. Work closely with GPs and other community and hospital healthcare providers to achieve this. Coordinates the development, implementation and review of relevant dietetic policies, procedures and documentation in the diabetes service, ensuring a consistent evidence based approach to patient care Work with diabetes services towards improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities for those with diabetes Provide appropriate and accurate information to health care workers in a variety of settings including within WDHB, Private Hospitals, Rest Homes, IHC facilities, PHOs, NGOs Provide education sessions on nutritional care to up skill and inform health care providers and the inter-professional team members Develop and sustain own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in diabetes management Work autonomously within the Diabetes Team, consults and discusses care plan and patient needs with members of the Diabetes team as appropriate Completes clinical audit and research projects as required to measure patient outcomes. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 3

4 To assist with the training of dietetic and other health discipline students Keeps up-to-date with national/local policy development and change for the management of diabetes and disseminate appropriately within Waitemata DHB Acts as a role model in work and professional development consistently exhibits fair, dependable and ethical conduct. Practice is monitored through peer review and standards maintained through on-going diabetes study, research, journal clubs and practice discussion. Practices within codes of conduct and Waitemata DHB policies. Meet the annual continuing competency requirements for NZ registered dietitians as set out in the HPCA Act by completing the Dietitians New Zealand Continuing Competency annual requirements. Completes the Waitemata DHB Dietitians annual Practice Review requirements Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical/cultural guidelines and standards of care in the Diabetes Service Contributes to the evaluation and achievement of key performance indicators for the service Shares knowledge with staff so that they emulate best practice. Service Development To participate in diabetes service planning and primary/secondary care initiatives around detection and prevention and management of diabetes related problems. Demonstrates commitment to quality improvements, risk management and resource utilisation. Personal Development Pursues a programme of clinical/cultural selfdevelopment that will broaden dietetic critical thinking and leadership skills. Maintains an up to date knowledge in dietetics and diabetes management Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 4

5 Maintains, monitors and ensures cultural sensitivity Engage in professional and cultural supervision on a regular basis as per Waitemata DHB Allied Health Supervision policy. Actively participates in professional Dietitian groups Ensures the professional and political integrity of WDHB by carrying out all functions in compliance of the Treaty of Waitangi and by demonstrating a serious commitment to keeping the treaty alive. Shows sensitivity to cultural complexity in the workforce and patient population Provides dietetic care for people with diabetes to achieve improved access, health outcomes, compliance and independent management. Statutory & Treaty of Waitangi obligations Ensures the professional and political integrity of WDHB by carrying out all functions in compliance of the Treaty of Waitangi and by demonstrating a serious commitment to keeping the treaty alive. To recognise individual responsibility for workplace Health & Safety under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 Shows sensitivity to cultural complexity in the workforce and patient population All Employees Following & complying with H&S policies & processes & applying them to their own work activities, including using/wearing Personal Protective Equipment as required. Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting well-being in the workplace Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified. Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 5

6 PERSON SPECIFICATION POSITION TITLE: Diabetes dietitian Minimum Preferred Qualification NZ registered Dietitian Continued education e.g. MSc in diabetes, Motivational Interviewing, Behaviour Change Training Post-grad study/research project in diabetes or longterm condition management (chronic care) Completed training in Professional supervision Member of Dietitians NZ SIG group Experience Broad clinical experience in Carbohydrate counting and acute or community Outpatient clinic setting or similar Actively participates in multi-disciplinary teams Organized and facilitates interactive group sessions based on adult learning principles to patients and health care professionals Skills/Knowledge/Behaviour Self-motivated Confident working within multidisciplinary team Confident in use of Microsoft office, powerpoint and excel Good organization and time management skills Able to undertake clinical audit Ability to integrate Tikanga Best practice in the delivery of health care Commitment to culturally safe practice Demonstrates initiative insulin ratios Delivering structured education e.g. DAFNE/DSME/DESMON D/X-Pert Ability to complete critical appraisal of research papers At least 1year experience in diabetes Competent in conducting electronic literature searches An interest in research and the development of innovative practice Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 6

7 Comfortable with continual change and service improvement Drivers License essential Waitemata District Health Board -JOB DESCRIPTION - Page 7

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