Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Diabetes Dietitian to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing specialized diabetes nutrition care across various settings and supporting patients in managing their condition. Ideal candidates will have a degree in dietetics, experience with complex cases, and strong communication skills. Professional development is encouraged with opportunities for research and training.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
• A levels or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated clinical experience managing complex cases.
• Experience in training others and conducting audits.

Responsibilities

• Act as a source of expertise in diabetes specialist dietetic care.
• Provide structured DAFNE and VICTOR education.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and formulate patient management plans.
• Maintain excellent communication and clinical skills.

Skills

Dietetic expertise

Patient management

Education and training

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Dietetics or equivalent

Current Registration with HCPC

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an experienced Diabetes Dietitian who has a passion for providing excellent care for people with Diabetes? This post will utilise your diabetes dietetic skills but give you the opportunity to further specialise by working in some of our specialist MDT clinics.

Our service provides a specialist service in Diabetes nutrition across Acute and Community settings, to support across the lifespan from antenatal care, young adults through to older adults and from those newly diagnosed to those living with diabetes for over 50 years. We support many specialist clinics including neuropathy, joint renal/diabetes, and have a well-established insulin pump service and form part of a regional islet cell transplant clinic. We are a DAFNE centre so group education is a core part of our role.

This post is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward thinking large diabetes multidisciplinary team. You will be led by the Clinical Specialist Diabetes Dietitian across Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospital sites. You will work closely with 3 other Band 7 Specialist Diabetes Dietitians in your team and also be supported by our Band 6 dietitian and band 4 dietetic assistant post. Continuous professional development is encouraged with the opportunity to be involved with research, audit and presenting at conferences.

Main Duties

Act as a source of expertise in diabetes specialist dietetic care for patients, their families, medical staff and other health care professionals.

• Provide structured DAFNE and VICTOR education for people with diabetes.
• Provide training and education within the multidisciplinary team across the acute setting.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and formulate individualised patient management plans.
• Assess and educate individual patients in self‑management principles including carbohydrate counting and provide effective CGM and diabetes data management platform analysis.
• Maintain excellent communication, clinical skills and adapt to work autonomously with other team members.

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
• A levels or equivalent qualification.
• Degree in dietetics or equivalent.
• Current Registration with HCPC.

Desirable

• Training in management/leadership.
• Training in specialist area.
• Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialist area.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a complex caseload of patients.
• Demonstrated significant experience in managing/leading others.
• Experience of training other staff/students, dietitians.
• Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research.
• Good clinical knowledge of specialist area of team and confidence in working autonomously.
• Understanding of audit, clinical effectiveness and its importance in the provision of a quality service.
• Awareness of local needs, e.g., ethnic minority and low income groups.
• Broad dietetic knowledge of relevant specialism.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Awareness and commitment to staff CPD.
• Awareness and commitment to appraisal system.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Reliable.
• Punctual.
• Professional approach.
• Computer literacy.
• Possess a full category B car driving licence, preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points (required for off‑site travel e.g. home visits, frequent travel between sites).

Desirable

• Member of the BDA.
• Member of BDA specialist interest group.

Equal Opportunities and Disability Statement

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. If you have a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, we are committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Location

Trustwide; Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH.