# Children’s Diabetes Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-diabetes-dietitian/23938dbc-c005-4c96-974d-44bdf7b6e8bd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-diabetes-dietitian/23938dbc-c005-4c96-974d-44bdf7b6e8bd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** University College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover until 10-10-2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 26.25 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T13:41:20.919Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Children_Young_People/Children_Young_People-v8252149 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8252149?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic and confident paediatric dietitian with an interest in diabetes care? We are looking for a Children’s Diabetes Dietitian to join our Children and Young People’s Diabetes Service at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to cover 12 months maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a friendly, supportive and highly motivated multidisciplinary team, providing specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, education and support for children and young people with diabetes, their families and carers. The role will include inpatient care, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics, dietetic-led clinics, community working and close collaboration with nursing, medical, psychology and wider allied health professional colleagues. ### Main duties of the job - Provide specialist dietetic education and support for children and young people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes from diagnosis through to transition to adult services. - Support children, young people, families, carers and school staff to develop confidence in diabetes self-management. - Provide education and advice on diabetes technology, including insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring and hybrid closed loop systems where appropriate. - Contribute to service development, audit, research, quality improvement and national programmes including the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit. - Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to meet Paediatric Diabetes Best Practice Tariff criteria and deliver high-quality, person-centred care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. About you You will be an HCPC-registered dietitian with a recognised degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, or equivalent qualification, and post-registration clinical experience including experience in a specialist area of dietetics. You will bring excellent communication, organisational and teaching skills, the ability to work autonomously and as part of an MDT, and a commitment to continuous professional development, clinical governance and inclusive care. Experience in paediatric diabetes, diabetes technology, service development, audit or research would be advantageous. Above all, you will be motivated to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes and to support families with kindness, clarity and expertise. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration clinical experience - This must include experience in the specialist area of dietetics **Desirable** - Involvement in relevant specialist interest group ### Other requirements **Essential** - To manage the physical effort of working between hospital sites, frequently moving up and down stairs, standing for long periods of time and carrying heavy folders. - To manage working in unpleasant conditions such as environments where there may be unpleasant sights, noises, smells and temperature fluctuations e.g. hospital clinics. ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - - Communication : Excellent verbal and written communication skills - - Communication : Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork - - Communication : Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent - - Communication : Proven experience of communicating to affect change in children and adolescents ### Equality and Diversity **Essential** - Awareness of equal opportunities and diversity ### Knowledge & Qualifications **Essential** - Four-year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent - HCPC registered **Desirable** - Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or equivalent association - Post registration training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy/Motivational Interviewing - Post graduate study in specialist area of dietetics e.g. paediatric diabetes modules e.g. MSc Paediatric Diabetes modules ### Health, Safety and Security **Essential** - Knowledge & understanding of clinical governance and risk management and relevance to dietetics ### Quality and service improvement **Essential** - Experience of service development **Desirable** - Experience in project management ### • Personal and people development **Essential** - Experience of training student Dietitians/other HCPs **Desirable** - Experience in the support and development of junior members of staff - Teaching on degree (or higher level) / professional course ### • Information collection and analysis including IT skills **Essential** - Anthropometry skills - Experience of conducting audit and/or research, including the ability to analyse and interpret statistics - Computer literacy - Experience using cloud-based platforms for review of diabetes management ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 919.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 656.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10564672) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10564673) ## 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.