Nutrition Educator Diabetes

Main area Community Diabetes Service Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 10 months (Up to 10 months) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Occasional evening sessions) Job  

Site 2nd Floor, Southgate Moorings Town Gloucester Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/09/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Nutrition Educator for Diabetes (Band
4) Temporary (Fixed Term) Post
Community Diabetes Service | Gloucestershire | Countywide

Are you passionate about nutrition, healthy lifestyles and empowering people to manage their diabetes?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Nutrition Educator to join our Team. You will deliver engaging education programmes, both face-to-face and online, helping people with type 2 Diabetes develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their condition effectively.

Working as part of a friendly multidisciplinary team, you will facilitate group education sessions, provide individualised support, promote lifestyle changes, contribute to service development, and help evaluate and improve our education programmes.

We are seeking someone with a recognised qualification in nutrition (or equivalent experience), excellent communication and IT skills, and a genuine interest in diabetes care and health promotion. Experience of delivering training, workshops or group education is an advantage.

If you are an excellent communicator who enjoys supporting people to make positive lifestyle changes and would like to make a real difference to the health of people with type 2 Diabetes in our local community, we would love to hear from you.

As a key member of the Community Diabetes Service, you will support development and provision of structured patient education, including education of families and carers, for people with Type 2 Diabetes.

This involves:

• Providing complex nutritional information and managing group dynamics
• Supporting development of self-management skills for the person with type 2 diabetes, in liaison with our nurses and dietitians
• Offering encouragement and support to enable the person with type 2 diabetes towards a more active lifestyle, according to their needs and abilities
• Working collaboratively with internal and external agencies; and promoting the service at meetings and events
• Undertaking self‑evaluation and administrative duties to support…