Rebecca Kennedy

I worked as a Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Diabetes Dietitian working within the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. My role was primarily community based, consisting of 0.9 Diabetes and 0.1 General Paediatrics. This includes both independent and MDT clinics, adhoc telephone consultations and domiciliary visits. There was also an aspect of flexible acute working for newly-diagnosed diabetes patients where the aim to discharge home within 24 hours

• MDT working alongside 2 x consultant paediatricians, 3 x paediatric diabetes specialist nurses and 1 x psychologist
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills to manage a busy and growing caseload
• Providing patient consultations via telephone, virtual web call and face to face.
• Continuous professional development
• Safeguarding
• Working in a completely digital environment for note keeping, diabetes pump and CGM downloads
• Variety of education methods delivered to suit individuals with various learning disabilities
• Analysis of Data and monitoring of regular blood results
• Demonstration of a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
• Organization and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Work well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Experience in procurement and management of budget costs regarding diabetes pumps and CGMs
• Ability to keep accurate medical records whilst following data protection, record keeping and confidentiality policies.
• Excellent communication skills and experience with a wide range of age groups, as well as anxious and distressed patients and families

I worked as a Frailty Dietitian and Clinical Educator within the Dietetics team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. My role was primarily community based and consisted of 4 disease-specific clinics; Dementia, Respiratory, Frailty and Diabetes with nutrition support. I also overseen the nutritional care of the residents within 28 care homes across Gateshead. I developed and streamlined a new service within the team to focus on frailty and the diseases associated with frailty and malnutrition. As a clinical educator I was responsible for carrying out facilitated training to allied health professionals around the use of MUST. Throughout my work within the team by duties were as follows:

• Deliver patient centred care
• Work to HCPC standards
• Be organized and able to manage time efficiently
• Be able to prioritize a busy caseload and reduce waiting time
• Write up concise notes and GP letters
• Liaise with a multidisciplinary team
• Communicate with patients both face to face and via telephone call.
• Be honest when something is above my scope of practise and seek guidance
• Continue CPD
• Be friendly and approachable, and a good team player.
• Oversee and guide a dietetic assistant practitioner with care home reviews
• Implemented instructional presentations to communicate coursework goals
• Provide clinical instruction to students in clinical settings

I worked as a band 5 bank dietitian within the dietetics team at the Queen Elizabeth hospital. My role was to cover two wards within the hospital as well as carrying out general and OPNS clinics. Due to COVID-19 the clinics were via telephone. Throughout my work within the team by duties were as follows

• Deliver patient centred care
• Work to HCPC standards
• Be organized and able to manage time efficiently
• Be able to prioritize a busy caseload
• Write up concise notes and GP letters
• Liaise with a multidisciplinary team
• Communicate with patients both face to face and via telephone call
• Be honest when something is above my scope of practise
• Ward work and participated in discharge planning
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations

I worked in an Esso fuel station where my role was to deliver exceptional levels of customer service at all times and to appear approachable and friendly. This involved:
- handling cash, credit card and account customer transactions
- stock rotation and control
- completing orders
- responsible for cashing up at the end of the shift
- responsible for opening/closing the shop
- liaising with fuel suppliers
- communicating with the public
- operating a computerized till
- working as part of a team
- problem solving
- working under pressure at peak times
- Maintaining a professional demeanour and attitude