Senior Specialist Dietitian (Diabetes)

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The closing date is 21 September 2025

Are you keen to be part of a specialist dietetic team? We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and confident individual and are currently welcoming applications for an experienced Dietitian to join our team The post holder will provide a clinical service to patients attending a combination of face to face, video, and telephone outpatient clinics, to include Gestational Diabetes, Type I and Type II Diabetes. DAFNE experience and accreditation would be desirable. There is the opportunity to undertake quality improvement and service development working alongside our other Band 7 Diabetes Dietitian.

You should have leadership skills, the ability to work well within teams and be able to manage your time effectively.

The post holder will provide cover to patients within their care pathway in the outpatient setting. Effective communication and negotiation skills and an ability to work effectively within teams are essential. Thinking differently with a focus on quality, efficiency and productivity are central to the culture of the dietetic team. We are a forward-thinking department of over 50 Dietitians and dietetic assistants, and are committed to professional development. You will be involved in student training initiatives.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Main duties of the job

To provide a dietetic service to patients requiring specialist diabetes advice within diabetes services in outpatient clinics and group sessions.

To provide ongoing support to patients through assessments, by telephone, virtual mediums and written communication to patients.

To work as a contributing member of the diabetes multi-disciplinary team and attend meetings and training where appropriate.

To ensure that clinical service delivery is research based and conforms to best practice guidelines.

To plan, develop, deliver and evaluate teaching sessions for nursing, medical and other HCPs.

To ensure work is in line with Departmental, Trust and National Dietetic standards

To provide formal and informal training and education sessions to specialist and non-specialist staff at all levels within and external to the Trust.

Provisional interview date: mid-late September 2025

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Four year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC registered (Dietitian)
• Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or equivalent association
• Post registration training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Post graduate study in specialist area of dietetics e.g. PENG course, paediatric/renal modules

Experience

• Clinical experience in the specialist area of Diabetes.
• Clinical experience in the specialist dietetic field of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and hybrid closed-loop system
• Sound knowledge of current issues relating to specialist area of dietetics
• Involvement in relevant specialist interest group

Skills and Abilities communication

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
• Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent

Personal and People Development

• Experience of training student dietitians/other HCPs
• Experience in the support and development of junior members of staff
• Teaching on degree (or higher level) / professional course

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Health, Safety and Security

• Knowledge & understanding of clinical governance and risk management and relevance to dietetics

Quality and service improvement

• Experience in project management

Information collection and analysis including IT skills

• Anthropometry skills
• Experience of conducting audit and/or research, including the ability to analyse and interpret statistics

Equality and Diversity

• Awareness of equal opportunities and diversity and demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act2010 and the Public SectorEqualityDuties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS Pro Rata