Senior Specialist Dietitian | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a full-time Diabetes Dietitian to deliver specialized nutritional advice for patients with diabetes. The role involves managing complex cases in both individual and group settings, supporting team education, and promoting research in dietetics. Candidates should have strong clinical skills and experience in diabetes management. This position offers professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Professional accountability for patient management.
• Specialist therapy assessment for complex patient presentations.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based nutritional advice.
• Support education and development of assistants and apprentices.
• Manage and implement specialty-specific training programs.

Skills

Diabetes management

Clinical reasoning

Patient assessment

Education

Registered Dietitian qualification

Experience with diabetes care

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic full-time band 7 Diabetes Dietitian, or a Band-6 dietitian with diabetes experience seeking to upskill in Diabetes, to cover a maternity leave position, to join our Imperial multidisciplinary Diabetes services team based at St Marys and Queen Charlotte's Hospitals. The post holder will be working in the outpatient setting, including one-to-one, face-to-face, virtual and group settings.

You will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based service to outpatients. This will include specialist expertise to patients with: type 1 diabetes requiring insulin dose adjustment, pump support, technology and self-management skills support; as well as people with Type 2 diabetes and women with diabetes in pregnancy.

We are a large, high profile, forward thinking and friendly department involved in dietetic student placements and supportive of continual professional development for all staff members. There are numerous opportunities for audit and service development and you will be supported and encouraged to actively participate in these areas.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
• To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole.
• To support the education and development of the support workforce including assistants and apprentices.
• To take delegated responsibility for the development and implementation of speciality specific training programmes within the therapy service.
• Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team.
• To ensure own and direct reports’ Personal Development Plans (PDP) are in line with therapies and trust objectives.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equality and Flexible Working

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025