Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A community interest company is seeking a part-time Diabetes Specialist Dietitian in London to deliver high-quality care for diabetes patients. Responsibilities include providing specialist nutrition advice, managing diverse patient caseloads, and supporting multidisciplinary teams. The role offers a salary between £53,751 and £60,651 per annum, plus an attractive benefits package including pension and discounts.

Benefits

Pension schemes

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent required.
• Advanced specialist knowledge through courses and experiential learning.
• Accredited DESMOND/DAFNE Trainer needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice and nutrition support to diabetes patients.
• Manage a varied patient caseload with complex needs.
• Deliver training and develop clinical guidelines and protocols.

Skills

Advanced specialist knowledge

Clinical research ability

IT and dietary analysis proficiency

Training development experience

Education

Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

MSc in a relevant specialist area

Tools

Dietary analysis software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Part-time - 22.5 hours/week. Band 7, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian required to work alongside our part-time Diabetes Specialist Dietitian within the Intermediate Diabetes services team. Clinic setting includes one-to-one, face-to-face, virtual, and group sessions. Travel within Bromley borough to nursing homes and patient homes; car driver not essential but travel around the borough is expected.

Responsible for delivering a high-quality, evidence-based service to patients, including specialist expertise for: type 1 diabetes requiring insulin dose adjustment, pump support, and self-management skills; type 2 diabetes and pre-conception diabetic patients. Education to patients via DAFNE & DESMOND programmes. Team includes specialist nurses, dietitians, consultants; close collaboration with podiatry service.

Proposed Interview Date: 30th September 2025.

Main duties of the job

• Act as an expert resource, providing clinical advice and support to others involved in providing care for people with diabetes in primary care and community settings.
• Provide specialist nutrition and dietetic advice as part of a specialist multidisciplinary diabetes team for people with diabetes and healthcare providers working in primary care and the community.
• Work as an independent practitioner and demonstrate specialist skills and knowledge through expert dietetic practice and diabetes care.
• Manage and prioritise a varied patient caseload including patients with complex needs in settings such as primary care, out-patient clinics, patients' homes, and nursing homes.
• Provide complex nutrition and dietetic advice, education and support for people with diabetes and their carers, including patients with associated medical problems (e.g., obesity, hyperlipidaemia, renal disease, swallowing difficulties, enteral feeding).

Job summary

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

£53,751 - £60,651 Inc HCAS pro rata per annum

Part-time - 22.5 hours/week

About us

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing (district nursing and health visiting) to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, including pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme.

Job description & responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Essential

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
• Advanced specialist knowledge demonstrated by evidence of post-registration courses and experiential learning (e.g., BDA Diabetes modules).
• Accredited DESMOND/DAFNE Trainer.

Desirable

• MSc in a relevant specialist area.

Experience

Essential

• Ability to interpret clinical information/data and develop clinical guidelines, protocols and standards.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programmes for other health professionals and clients.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a variety of community settings and partnership work.
• Experience with pumps and/or HCL.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Knowledge of our business.

Desirable

• Car driver.

IT

Essential

• Confident in the use of dietary analysis programmes.
• IT and keyboard skills: Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, Internet and e-mail, dietetic/nutritional analysis software packages.

Other requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a DBS check.
• UK Registration: Current UK professional registration required.

Employer details

Bromley Healthcare CIC

Address: Beckenham Beacon, Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3QL

Employer's website: http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/