Specialist Dietitian Diabetes

Position: Specialist Dietitian for Diabetes
Location: Greater London

Job summary

Specialist Dietitian – Band 6/7 (depending on experience).

Employer:

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Department:
Nutrition and Dietetics.

Location:

London. We are looking for an experienced diabetes dietitian to work as part of our dietetic team within St George's NHS Foundation Trust who is self‑motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic with excellent team‑working, communication and organisational skills. You should have advanced knowledge and experience of diabetes dietetics.

Main duties of the job

This role involves working with inpatients and outpatients and delivering patient education sessions. Depending on experience level, we are willing to consider this as a training position; once the set competencies are achieved within the stated timeframe you will progress from Band 6 to Band 7. The diabetes dietetic team covers a wide variety of educational interventions including pump therapy, CGM, Libre, DAFNE, carbohydrate counting sessions, gestational diabetes group plus audit and research as part of the wider diabetes MDT.

About us

The wider dietetic department consists of over 70 dietitians who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including acute, cardiology, bariatrics, gastro/liver, haematology, infectious diseases, major trauma, neuro, oncology/head‑neck, paediatrics, renal, surgical and community services. The department is committed to training dietetic students and actively participates in the training programmes of clinical and non‑clinical staff. There are numerous opportunities for professional and personal development.

Details

Posted 12 January 2026. Pay scheme:
Agenda for change. Pay:
Depending on experience, per annum including Inner London HCAS.

Contract:

Permanent. Working pattern:
Full‑time. Reference number: 200‑7646218‑DE‑PT.

Location:

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT
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Job responsibilities

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. All candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training – Essential

• BSc / Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
• HCPC current registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Qualifications and Training – Desirable

• Membership of BDA and Diabetes Specialist Group (DSG)
• DAFNE trained

Experience – Essential

• Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at graduate / band 5 level
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit / research
• Experience in the clinical supervision of students
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals in relevant clinical area

Experience – Desirable

• Clinical experience of working in specialist area

Skills – Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Excellent IT skills
• Motivation and behavioural change skills

Knowledge – Essential

• Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area
• Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS

Other – Essential

• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Membership of British Dietetic Association or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT
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