Paediatric Dietician for Diabetes

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Dietitian to provide specialist dietetic input for children with diabetes. The role involves educating patients and training healthcare professionals, ensuring high-quality care in line with best practice standards. This fixed-term, full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge in diabetes management and education.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Ability to train healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input to diabetes service for children.
• Educate patients and healthcare staff on dietary advice.
• Conduct dietary assessments for children with diabetes.

Skills

Dietetic education

Nutritional advice

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Job summary

To provide specialist dietetic input to the diabetes service and enable the team to meet the Diabetes Best Practice Tariff.

Provide highly specialist extended scope diabetes education and advice to children and their parents or carers.

To educate and train other healthcare workers and professionals to give evidence-based nutritional and diabetes education advice.

To provide a comprehensive dietetic service to children and young people with diabetes up to the age of 19 years.

Main duties of the job

1. Be an integral member of the Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes multidisciplinary service team.
2. Provide dietetic input at multidisciplinary diabetes clinics in various hospital and community settings.
3. Educate and support children as in-patients with newly diagnosed and existing diabetes, in line with Best Practice Tariff (BPT), National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA), and NICE guidance.
4. Take responsibility for educating Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes patients and their carers on dietary advice tailored to their lifestyles, including carbohydrate counting competency for pump training.
5. Participate in educational sessions for school staff supporting children with diabetes.
6. Contribute to education for other clinical staff within PAH NHS Trust.
7. Offer individual appointments for dietary assessments for all children with diabetes, adhering to BPT and NPDA standards.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of services across multiple hospitals, employing 3,500 staff and serving a population of approximately 350,000 in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, with an extended catchment area of up to 500,000.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise emphasizes three core values: Patient at heart, Everyday excellence, and Creative collaboration, which guide our commitment to high-quality care and staff development.

Job details

Date posted: 20 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 292-7180222-CHWS

Job location: The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX