Experience

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  Gj crookes hospital, kwazulu natal

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Community service dietician, band 5

  The role was to independently and successfully manage a small dietetic departmentKey Duties and Responsibilities:• Managed Dietetics Department for 12 months as the sole dietician in a 350 bed hospital • Oversaw departmental budget as well as kept accurate nutrition information systems• Extensive exposure and experience in nutritional management and counselling of HIV/AIDS adult and paediatric patients• Liaised with the ARV clinic at the hospital as well as the HIV/AIDS Non-governmental Organisation’s offering advice, training and nutrition counselling• Coordinated with local children’s home to provide a nutritional assessment of children and a nutritionally complete menu• Extensive exposure and experience in nutritional management of severe malnutrition• Continuously monitored and evaluated the national Protein Energy Malnutrition feeding scheme within the hospital and surrounding rural clinics• Initiated a bimonthly Diabetic and lifestyle disease support group, a weekly nutrition education-antenatal classes and frequent ward nutrition education • Performed basic managerial functions such as policy writing, and quality improvement programmes• Assisted development and upgrading hospital menu as well as educated catering staff on therapeutic diets Show less

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  Charlotte maxeke johannesburg academic hospital

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Senior hiv/paediatric dietician, band 6

  The role’s focus was to set up the Antiretroviral paediatric and adult outpatient service as well as manage general and specialised paediatric wardsKey Duties and Responsibilities:• Provided a dietetic service within the paediatric and adult ARV outpatient clinics• Nutritionally assessed and evaluated both paediatric and adult patients with HIV/AIDS, cancer and cystic fibrosis and provided nutrition intervention to paediatric inpatients wards• Nutritionally assessed, evaluated and provided nutrition intervention in paediatric ICU and Neonatal ICU wards• Nutritional assessment and intervention of paediatric patients with diabetes and obesity• Weekly meetings with other Allied Health Professionals to discuss current paediatric cases• Developed nutritional supplemental guidelines and information brochures for pregnant and lactating women• Member of Nutrition focus group meetings held monthly in conjunction with South African HIV/AIDS association• Presented to South African HIV/AIDS Society on my experience in the rural and urban setting regarding HIV/AIDS• Assessed, evaluated and analysed a menu for a large local Crèche and presented of a series of talks to parents on children and healthy eating. Show less

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  Barking, redbrige and havering nhs trust

  Feb 2009 - May 2009

  Locum paediatric community/acute dietician, band 6

  This varied general paediatric role added to the solid foundation of my role as a paediatric dietitian.Key Duties and Responsibilities:• Delivered paediatric services to the community through weekly feeding clinics • Provided nutritional education and support to paediatric and adolescent in and out patients and their families• Offered a nutritional service to paediatric and adolescent diabetic outpatient clinic• Provided a paediatric dietetic service to all general inpatients and neonatal ICU• Partnered with multidisciplinary teams regarding welfare of children• Assessed and prescribed appropriate specialized supplements to paediatric and adolescent patients requiring nutritional support• Scope of patients seen: Diabetes, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Allergies, Fussy eating, failure to thrive, neurological disabilities, neonates, celiac disease, Chron's disease, severe gastrointestinal disorders and gastro-oesphageal reflux Show less

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  Guy's and st thomas' nhs foundation trust

  Jun 2009 - Apr 2010

  Specialist paediatric metabolic dietitian, band 6

  The role provided a tertiary dietetic service to paediatric patients with a full spectrum of rare inherited metabolic disordersKey Duties and Responsibilities:• Worked as part of Multidisciplinary team to provide intense dietary education to newly diagnosed and current patients• Dietetic assessment and treatment of Phenylketonuria; Maple Syrup Urine disease; Citrullenimia; Partial OTC; Pompe’s Disease; Tyrosinemia; MCADD• Use of specialized medical nutrition therapy products• Co-led low protein cooking demonstration to patients and families• Attendance of multidisciplinary teachings and meetings• Cover of general paediatric wards, PICU and paediatric outpatients Show less

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  Guys and st thomas’ nhs foundation trust (evelina children’s) and king’s college hospital nhs trust

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2013

  Advanced specialist paediatric diabetes dietitian, band 7

  This role was an integral part of a multidisciplinary team which provided a highly specialised and robust Paediatric Diabetes service Key Duties and Responsibilities:• Devised and executed the dietetic aspect of an insulin pump service at Kings College and Evelina Children’s Hospital• Educated and counselled paediatric patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus• Educated patients and families on Carbohydrate counting alongside insulin pump therapy and intensive insulin therapy• Created training programme and trained patients starting on insulin pump therapy with follow up consulatation and fine tuning• Facilitated multidisciplinary meetings as well as patient groups• Worked with families and young people alongside psychologist using motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy and systemic family therapy techniques.• PICU/HDU cover and shadowing – includes observing a liver transplant nutritional assessment; reviewing patients on PICU and HDU• Dietetic advice for patients with co-existing conditions e.g. cancer; endocrine conditions and disorders• Presentation of lectures to BDA Paediatric group, Roche Training group, Warwick University Masters students, parents, patients and other health care professionals• Organised study days, fun days and other educational events• Member of national Paediatric Diabetes Management Education Group committee• Submitted group education audit data in the form of poster presentations to Diabetes UK and other peer reviewed events• Trained students and junior staff Show less

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  St georges healthcare nhs trust

  Dec 2013 - Apr 2015

  Advanced senior specialist paediatric diabetes / picu dietitian, band 7

  This diverse role managed a highy complex paediatric intensive care(PICU) caseload, fast tracked and developed the paediatric insulin pump therapy service and set up a framework for formal structured patient and professional diabetes and PICU education. Key Duties and Responsibilities:• Advanced the development of paediatric diabetes dietetic service• Independently Managed children & adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, MODY, glucose impairment, coeliac disease; • Case load included parenteral and enteral feeding; nutritional support and a highly complex PICU• Supervised and educated children on insulin pump therapy, multiple daily injections and other forms of insulin therapy• Implemented individual and group structured education for children and young people with diabetes• Headed up and co-wrote operational policy, insulin pump therapy & protocols and guidelines for diabetes service• Presented clinical audit on the use and effectiveness of bolis calculators at diabetes technology conference in Vienna • Participated in paediatric dietetic updates and clinical supervision• Provided on-going cover for general paediatrics, oncology, endocrinology• Training/education of PICU staff on nutrition & colleagues on insulin pump therapy• Mentorship to student dietitians Show less

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  University of kwazulu-natal

  Jan 2016 - now

  Clinical tutor