Dietetic Clinical Lead & Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a Dietetic Clinical Lead & Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian. You will oversee a team, focusing on patient care for diabetes. Key responsibilities include leading clinical efforts and supporting the development of services. Ideal candidates will have extensive dietetic experience and strong leadership skills. Salary ranges from £55,690 to £62,682 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Dietitian in a specialist area.
• Evidence of leadership, mentoring or coaching experience.
• Experience in insulin pump therapy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the direction and continual development of the Nutrition & Dietetic Service.
• Operationally responsible for management of the Nutrition & Dietetic service.
• Support the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics to develop shared vision.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Dietetics

Team Collaboration

Patient-Centered Care

Education

BSc/Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

Registration in Dietetics with HCPC

Post graduate study at or equivalent to Masters level

Relevant NHS leadership qualification or working towards

Job description

Dietetic Clinical Lead & Specialist Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian

The closing date is 22 October 2025

As part of a skill mix exercise we are excited to offer a dietetic clinical lead role support out paediatric service.

This posts offer a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills whilst maintaining a clinically specialist caseload.

The post would be responsible for the leadership and transformation of the paediatric dietetic team and would take the lead for designated department wide projects or workstreams.

The clinical aspect of this role focuses on supporting patients with type 1 diabetes, working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic, patient-centred care. With the development of new technologies and advancements in care this is a very exciting time to join our diabetes service. Full training can be provided for the right candidate. Some flexibility around caseload may be possible.

The current paediatric dietetic team at the Great western Hospital comprises of 3.7wte registered dietitians and is supported by Dietetic assistants and our administration team. The team support both inpatient, outpatient and home enteral feeding caseloads.

Main duties of the job

• To lead the direction and continual development of a defined group of teams and their members within the Nutrition & Dietetic Service, to ensure the delivery of a high-quality service that meets national standards and guidance to support the very best care for our patients and those closest to them.
• To work collaboratively to support the further development of all services within the Trust and those organisations that form our wider health and social care networks to ensure an integrated system approach where learning, improvement and success are shared.
• To be the leading clinician in the dietetic service, providing specialist clinical input to an advanced level, displaying considerable knowledge, skills and experience within their chosen specialty.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

To lead the continual improvement of designated areas of the Nutrition & Dietetic service to ensure the service develops in line with the Trust direction to provide an efficient, effective, high quality service for our patients.

To be operationally responsible for day-to-day management of the Nutrition & Dietetic service, ensuring appropriate and timely management of referrals, commencement of nutrition and dietetic assessments and treatment.

To ensure the services local performance indicators are robust and evolve as required to support both Trust and National Standards to deliver a high quality, effective service, where patient experience and patient safety are a central foundation to everything we do.

To support the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics to further the development of a shared vision and set of service values by embedding a culture where all staff understand these, are involved in their development, and work towards them to support the Trusts strategy and objectives.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Education

• BSc / Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registration in Dietetics with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Post graduate study at or equivalent to Masters level in relevant area
• Student Supervisory Skills training
• Relevant NHS leadership qualification or working towards
• Member of BDA and relevant special groups

Experience

• Extensive experience as a Dietitian in a specialist area
• Evidence of multi-professional, cross boundary working
• Evidence of innovative practice developments
• Evidence of leadership, mentoring or coaching experience
• Evidence of leading audit and actioned outcomes
• Experience of student training / training of junior staff
• Experience in teaching and education of patient groups and healthcare professionals
• Experience in insulin pump therapy
• Experience in the use of diabetes technology, e.g. continuous blood glucose monitoring devices and downloads

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata