Obesity Specialist Practitioner

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at a leading NHS Foundation Trust for a full-time Band 7 Obesity Specialist Practitioner. The role involves managing complex obesity and diabetes, working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of care and service development.

Qualifications

• Act as a highly specialised practitioner managing complex obesity and diabetes.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate specialist services with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and prescribe for patients with diabetes.
• Advise non-specialist practitioners on obesity management plans.
• Contribute to clinical practice development and research.

Skills

Autonomous Practitioner

Clinical Audits

Person-Centered Care

Education

Diabetes/Obesity Specialist Nurse

Clinical Pharmacist

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a progressive role supporting adult obesity services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a full-time, dynamic Band 7 Obesity Specialist Practitioner (Diabetes/Obesity Specialist Nurse or Clinical Pharmacist) to join our team and help shape obesity pathways across South East London.

The role involves acting as an autonomous practitioner in the management of complex obesity and diabetes across outpatient and inpatient settings. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with doctors, dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, and physiotherapists. The post will require onsite working Monday to Friday with potential cross-site duties in the community. The evolving landscape of obesity care offers opportunities for innovative approaches to working.

The primary function of the role is to act as a highly specialised practitioner, working autonomously to assess, treat, and prescribe for patients with diabetes and advise non-specialist practitioners on obesity management plans as required.

In partnership with the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will develop, implement, and evaluate a seamless specialist service, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. They will act as a lead specialist, demonstrating expertise within the service, providing advice, education, and support to healthcare professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area.

The post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research, and standards of care within the service, including developing policies, protocols, and guidelines, and contributing to service development in collaboration with colleagues. They will ensure the safety and well-being of service users, promoting dignity and human rights through person-centered care principles.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s leading hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest and most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services, along with a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and, as part of King’s Health Partners, are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, integrating world-class clinical services, teaching, and research. We host a National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centre established with King’s College London in 2007, along with dedicated clinical research facilities.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Claudia Coelho
Job title: Consultant Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology
Email: [e-mail]