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Job overview
An excellent opportunity has emerged to hire a Band 7 Diabetes Inpatient Dietitian at RFL NHS Foundation trust (based and Barnet Hospital), to offer expert assistance in enhancing and improving care for patients with diabetes in our inpatient and emergency services. We are looking for passionate professionals to become part of a dynamic team that offers development opportunities to enhance their experience in diabetes within a multidisciplinary workforce.
Main duties of the job
- To provide autonomous diabetes care for patients with Diabetes using advanced clinical skills and knowledge of diabetes across our inpatient services, urgent and emergency departments. • To lead and autonomously manage a caseload of patients with Diabetes, who have multiple and complex needs including complex Type 1 and 2 Diabetes, ante-natal, renal and CGM/pump/HCL therapy within the inpatient and outpatient Diabetes service. • To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports expert practice within Diabetes.
- To lead and innovate diabetes related specialist practice, both within the Trust and through local networks. • To develop diabetes guidelines, protocols and policies for the Trust • To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education. • To actively contribute to and participate in the delivery of Trust-wide multi disciplinary mandatory training and teaching. • To provide specialist advice to inpatient diabetes service by receiving direct referrals from members of other multi-disciplinary teams
To work flexibly in response to service needs, to provide cover to all trust sites as required (Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and our satellite outpatient sites Edgware community Hospital and Finchley Memorial.
To provide World Class Care in line with Royal Free Values and behaviours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Others
Essential
- • IT literate
- • Working across RFL sites
- • Able to work felxiabley and at other sites when required
Experience
Essential
- • Recent extensive experience in specialist inpatient diabetes care
- • Experience in teaching multidisciplinary staff.
- • Able to demonstrate contribution to clinical protocols.
- • Experience of supervising other healthcare professionals
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- • Understanding of the role, competencies of the post, being aware of own boundaries and other members of health care team.
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- • Demonstrates knowledge in strategic and national issues pertinent to dieitetics and diabetes care.
- • Ability to work autonomously.
- • Understanding of advanced practice roles
- • Effectively handles competing priorities, deadlines and ability to work under pressure and is able to support others.
- • Understanding of audit and research process.
- • Excellent patient assessment skills.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- • Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
- • Willingness to learn and to engender learning in others
- • Self motivated
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- • Registered Dietitan Relevant 1st degree
- • Specialist Diabetes Course
- • DAFNE (Dose adjustment for normal eating or equivalent
Desirable
- • Advanced clinical assessment skills
- • Independent or Supplementary prescriber
- Educated to or willing to work to Masters level education
- • Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
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This advert is for Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Dietitian (Adult) with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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