SENIOR SPECIALIST DIETITIAN (PAEDIATRIC DIABETES) | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Tachwedd 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7425020/358-7425020-CSI |
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An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated Dietitian with an interest and knowledge in paediatric diabetes!
We are looking for a Dietitian working in paediatrics and/or diabetes who is interested in providing a specialist dietetic service to children and young adults with diabetes. A principle focus of this fixed term post will be to implement a quality improvement project to establish the role of a Dietitian as an educator within the team, given the rapidly evolving nature of paediatric diabetes. In addition, the post holder will develop and roll out a structured education programme targeting children with type 2 diabetes and their families. You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working alongside another highly experienced paediatric Diabetes Dietitian.
Depending on your experience to date, we will support you with training in paediatric diabetes, including up skilling in various diabetes technologies such as hybrid closed loop pumps.
As the nature of paediatric diabetes and the role of a Dietitian in this field continues to progress, working within this MDT offers many exciting CPD and learning opportunities.
The team recently won a special recognition award for valuing equality, diversity and inclusion and have been nominated for numerous other awards at local and national level. Take a look on X @CYPD_UHL
• – Reviewing paediatric inpatients with diabetes on the Children’s Hospital wards/units including newly diagnosed patients
– Undertaking weekly Consultant Paediatrician led MDT clinics at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
– Undertaking monthly Consultant Paediatrician led MDT clinics in some of our Community Hospitals across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.
– Participating in weekly MDT, including chairing where needed
– Undertaking a monthly MDT Young Adult Clinic providing transitional care.
– Opportunity to achieve extended scope role status to independently adjust insulin regimes and/or non-medical prescribing status.
– Educating patients on latest diabetes technologies (insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors and following patients up as required.
– Leading on patient structured education programmes, including developing and rolling out a programme for type 2 diabetes.
– Undertake home, nursery and school visits as indicated.
– Input and support the local Leicestershire family diabetes support group.
– Develop patient information and clinical guidelines.
– Contribute to local and national research projects as part of the MDT
– Actively partake in regional QI projects as part of the Childrens and Young Peoples Diabetes Network
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Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• To be responsible for the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based, effective nutrition and dietetic service, for children and young adults with diabetes and varying degrees of complexity
• To support their parents and carers through structured education.
• To work as part of the Dietetic and Nutrition Service and the Children’s Clinical Management Group in LRI without direct supervision, whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy in an extended scope role.
• To provide an expert specialist Dietetic and Nutrition Service to children and young adults with diabetes and their families and carers whilst under the care of Consultant Paediatric Diabetologists.
• The post holder will also provide continuity of care acrossLeicester, Leicestershire and Rutland healthcare community.
• To act as an expert resource on paediatric diabetes diet therapy and advise other dietitians and health care professionals on nutrition and dietetic matters (local, national and international).
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025