# Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Dietitian (Adult) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-diabetes-specialist-dietitian-adult/a941b94e-66f3-4e75-8cc6-6be791683a7f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-diabetes-specialist-dietitian-adult/a941b94e-66f3-4e75-8cc6-6be791683a7f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T13:30:33.887Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diabetes/Diabetes-v8168439 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8168439?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Documents - [b7 dsd diabetes (pdf, 88.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470275) - [b7 dsd diabetes (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470274) - [functional requirements (pdf, 116.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470276) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 649.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.