Specialist Dietitian – Diabetes and Community | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 4DG |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7366876/259-7366876RLH |
Summary
The position is based at Mile End Hospital, which serves a vibrant and diverse population across Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is an exciting and challenging place to work in the heart of London’s East End. Barts Health NHS Trust is actively involved in impacting health inequalities across the borough. We have excellent interpretation and advocacy services, with close links to supportive services locally.
The post holder will work closely with the established multidisciplinary teams at Mile End Hospital, as well as GP and other community services across the borough. There is a requirement for a good clinical understanding of diabetes and nutritional support, as well as organisational and time management skills.
The post holder will provide individually tailored advice to patients, their families and their carers. They will participate in two courses of Xpert (structured education for people with type 2 diabetes) per year, as well as participating in staff education. It is the expectation that this post holder, along with the other Dietitians, will manage their caseload and undertake audits and reviews to help with the continual development of the service. The post holder would need to demonstate good leadership qualities and the ability to show initative in leading projects.
- To work as a member of the diabetes and community dietetic team, providing a service to people with diabetes at Mile End Hospital and across Tower Hamlets, and with patients at risk of malnutrition across Tower Hamlets
- To provide individually tailored advice to adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in out- patient clinics at the Diabetes Centre and in GP surgeries across the borough
- To provide individually tailored advice to adults requiring nutritional support
- To deliver structured education for adults with type 2 diabetes
- To provide a specialised service and support complex patients, their families and carers
- To supervise student dietitians
- To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025