Diabetes Dietitian

This is an exciting new role for a clinician interested in developing their skills and knowledge in diabetes. The post holder will provide a high quality, evidence based dietetic service to adults with diabetes in an outpatient setting. The post holder will support patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as providing support for the antenatal service.

The role includes delivering both individual and group education and working as part of a larger multidisciplinary team .

The post holder will have clinical experience in diabetes, provide sound clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff and coordinate and deliver high quality patient care. They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / service developments and management functions, as delegated by the Band 7 Dietitian or Clinical Lead Dietitian. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner in providing dietetic assessment, treatment and management to their own designated caseload of patients and to maintain up to date dietetic records. They will use evidence based principles and current best practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate dietetic interventions.

The post holder will provide supervision, teaching and support to more junior staff, dietetic assistants and students on placement., To be professionally and legally accountable for managing an individual clinical caseload, ensuring all patient care and administrative tasks are completed promptly in line with HCPC, BDA, and NHS Trust standards. This includes maintaining accurate, clear, and contemporaneous documentation to support effective clinical decision-making and communication.

Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking comprehensive dietetic assessments. This involves obtaining detailed diet histories, interpreting medical and nutritional data (including biochemistry, anthropometrics, medication, and clinical conditions), and calculating nutritional requirements to develop patient-centred care plans.

Ensure patients understand proposed interventions to obtain informed consent, and work within legal frameworks when capacity is impaired. Communicate dietetic plans and patient progress effectively to the multidisciplinary team through documentation and active participation in meetings.

Apply clinical reasoning to plan and adapt interventions, particularly in complex cases, while recognising when to seek senior support. Monitor and evaluate treatment outcomes, adjusting care plans as needed.

Contribute to patient and staff education, CPD activities, service development, audits, and multidisciplinary working. Support colleagues, supervise junior staff and students, and liaise with community teams to ensure continuity of care.

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.