Diabetes Specialist Dietitian with Insulin Pump Expertise

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Windsor; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, where your expertise in insulin pump therapy and diabetes management will make a significant impact. In this role, you will work within a supportive and innovative team, utilizing the latest technologies to enhance patient care. This position offers career progression opportunities and a chance to contribute to a patient-focused environment. If you are passionate about diabetes care and eager to implement innovative solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and make a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers

Staff networks for diversity

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience in diabetes care.
• Advanced specialist knowledge in diabetes management and education.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic advice for diabetes management.
• Promote collaboration between primary and specialist services.

Skills

Diabetes Care

Problem-solving

Patient Care

Leadership

Education

BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Teaching Qualification

Tools

Insulin Pump Therapy

Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Job description

Diabetes Specialist Dietitian with Insulin Pump Expertise

Band 7

Main area: District Nursing Slough

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 371-CHS976

Site: District Nursing - Slough Town Windsor

Salary: £48,270 - £54,931 per annum (incl of HCAS)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 13/03/2025 23:59

Are you passionate about diabetes care? Do you want to be part of a team that embraces innovative technologies to transform diabetes management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic Diabetes Specialist Dietitian to join our expanding Insulin Pump Service Team at the Diabetes Centre, King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor.

Joining us will enable you to:

• Work in a cutting-edge environment using the latest diabetes management technologies
• Opportunity for career progression
• Be part of a supportive, innovative, successful, and patient-focused team
• Flexible working opportunities can be offered.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Diabetes Dietitian as areas of clinical service provision include:

• Specialist dietetic advice to patients with diabetes
• Emerging therapies
• Insulin Pump Therapy
• Flash Glucose Monitoring and CGMS
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Care of young adults including transition

Areas of education provision include Type 1 and Type 2 structured education and Healthcare Professional Education.

An integral part of the role is to focus on promoting a close working relationship between primary and specialist service providers to implement local and national guidelines for diabetes through positive leadership, communication, and expert knowledge of diabetes to support best practice and high standards of diabetes care throughout the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment, and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Experience in providing specialist-level diabetes care
• Passion and enthusiasm for delivering high-quality diabetes services
• A problem-solving mindset and the ability to implement innovative approaches to patient care
• Ability to work under pressure and lead by example

For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact: Asha Mathew on 07809705011 or via e-mail at: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• Advanced specialist knowledge demonstrated by evidence of post-registration courses and experiential learning
• Post-registration course for clinical supervisory skills, training of student dietitians (or equivalent) and/or 6 months experience of supervising students
• Post-registration experiences and/or training in psychological approaches to patient care, such as cognitive behaviour therapy course
• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent
• Management or leadership qualification

Previous Experience

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience
• Minimum 1 year experience as Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
• Experience with Insulin Pump Therapy
• Experience with Continuous Glucose Monitoring
• Expertise in delivering diabetes education and clinical management to people with diabetes in a 1:1 setting

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.

No agencies, please.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.