Job overview
Diabetes Dietitian (Band 6), Maternity Leave Cover- Fixed Term
This is an exciting opportunity as we have created a new band 6 dietitian role in the Integrated Diabetes Service to work alongside the Band 7 dietitians. The Intergrated Diabetes Service is an established team providing high-quality specialist multidisciplinary diabetes management for adults in Croydon.
The team comprises of dietitians, psychologist, dietetic assistant (new role), service coordinator and administrator. The post will be an integral part of the wider Dietetic team. You will be an integral part of developing and evolving the Integrated Diabetes Service.
We aim to reflect the lifestyle and culture of Croydon’s communities and provide an equitable service to all participants irrespective of age, identity, socioeconomic status, disability, health needs, or ethnic or cultural background. You will contribute to, and develop, policy and treatment pathways for people who need to change lifestyle behaviours in order to facilitate better diabetes management. . As such, group and 1-1 sessions will be provided form a range of community venues across the borough, as well as remotely, e.g. via MS Teams.
If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact: Sudhashnie (Sue) Ganeshalingam, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian [email protected] or 07741839882 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist tailored dietetic support for persons with obesity who have complex medical comorbidities and needs and are residents of the borough of Croydon. The post holder will:
* Be an integral part of a high quality specialist multidisciplinary Community Diabetes Service for adults registered with a Croydon GP.
* Act as a link between primary and secondary care diabetes service.
* To be a source of specialist, knowledge and support, working with community and acute health care professionals through one to ones, groups and joint clinics.
* Support the nutritional management of diabetes and actively participate in dietetic student training, gestational diabetes education groups
* Deliver diabetes education for persons with diabetes for example DESMOND, carb counting
* Provide an equitable and inclusive service that is flexible and supports a person-centred approach.
* Responsible for line management of Band 3 Diabetes Dietetic Assistant
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full job description and person specification attached for details of main responsibilities and person specifications.
Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to perform admin duties effectively with minimal supervision
- Able to work occasionally at evenings and weekends
- Confident
- Self-motivated
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
Desirable
- Full clean UK driving license and access to own transport
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g., via advocacy/interpreters
- Keyboard skills
- Ability to present complex information to large groups or staff and patients
- Ability to provide specialist advice for concerning care of patients
- Ability to take initiative
- Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
- Teaching/presentation skills /group facilitation
- Excellent IT skills
- Time management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of self directed learning and willingness to participate in CPD
- Postgraduate experience working in the NHS acute/community Services
- Experience of delivering training at various levels
- Dietetic student training/student assessment experience/training programme development Experience of audit and measurement of dietetic outcomes
- Experience of working with patients from a wide variety of cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
- Previous experience of delivering group and 1-1 education
Desirable
- Experience of working within a n MDT
- Experience of telephone and virtual consultations
- Experience of using EMIS system
- Knowledge of management of patients with obesity and weight management issues
- Experience of working with patients with diabetes
- DESMOND trained
- DAFNE trained
- Inpatient experience
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Diabetes Specialist Group
- Post reg BDA specialist interest Group validated course
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This advert is for Diabetes Specialist Dietitian - Band 6 (Mat Leave Cover) with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Thornton Heath, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum, pro rata inc. HCAS (Outer). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover). The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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