# Diabetes Specialist Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-dietitian/cbccffdf-7b5d-4e6d-b8d9-f1ecb14c9eb4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-dietitian/cbccffdf-7b5d-4e6d-b8d9-f1ecb14c9eb4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stockport - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T13:40:45.733Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diabetes/Diabetes-v7875454 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7875454?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Diabetes Specialist Dietitian Band 7 - 30hours/week - Permanent An exciting opportunity has come up to join the integrated diabetes team at Stockport NHS foundation trust as a permanent band 7 diabetes dietitian. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and committed Dietitian who will work as integral member of highly performing diabetes team working at Kingsgate house and Stepping Hill hospital. The team members work closely with the diabetes consultants, other health care professionals, carers, patients and family members to optimise glycaemic control and improve long-term health and quality of life. As a diabetes specialist dietitian, you will be providing support to diabetes team based in the community at Kingsgate house and supporting the Transition and young adult service along with MDT clinics at the Stepping Hill hospital. Prior insulin pump knowledge is desirable, and preference will be given to the candidates with insulin pump experience. Dietitian will provide expert diabetes dietary advice including carb counting and structured education. Support with service development and innovation, ensuring our patients receive the highest standards of care. ### Main duties of the job To contribute to Nutrition and Dietetic Services in Stockport by providing: - To lead and develop the dietetic intervention of the  Diabetes pathway and MDT clinic - To support the  MDT in developing, establishing and evaluating the new emerging pathway - Be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating clinical case work within the  Diabetes service - To provide evidence based, highly specialist knowledge and skills to the Diabetes service - To support the training, education and learning of the team and services across the system. - Provide a key role in partnership working with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services. - To take a lead with quality improvements in the Diabetes service - To take responsibility for staff and student training and development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded. The person specification detailed is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. ## Job Details Diabetes Specialist Dietitian Band 7 - 30hours/week - Permanent An exciting opportunity has come up to join the integrated diabetes team at Stockport NHS foundation trust as a permanent band 7 diabetes dietitian. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and committed Dietitian who will work as integral member of highly performing diabetes team working at Kingsgate house and Stepping Hill hospital. The team members work closely with the diabetes consultants, other health care professionals, carers, patients and family members to optimise glycaemic control and improve long-term health and quality of life. As a diabetes specialist dietitian, you will be providing support to diabetes team based in the community at Kingsgate house and supporting the Transition and young adult service along with MDT clinics at the Stepping Hill hospital. Prior insulin pump knowledge is desirable, and preference will be given to the candidates with insulin pump experience. Dietitian will provide expert diabetes dietary advice including carb counting and structured education. Support with service development and innovation, ensuring our patients receive the highest standards of care. ## Job Description To contribute to Nutrition and Dietetic Services in Stockport by providing: To lead and develop the dietetic intervention of the Diabetes pathway and MDT clinic To support the MDT in developing, establishing and evaluating the new emerging pathway Be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating clinical case work within the Diabetes service To provide evidence based, highly specialist knowledge and skills to the Diabetes service To support the training, education and learning of the team and services across the system. Provide a key role in partnership working with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services. To take a lead with quality improvements in the Diabetes service To take responsibility for staff and student training and development. ## Responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded. The person specification detailed is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Professional knowledge acquired through science degree - Knowledge of NHS policies - Understanding of the role of nutrition in adult medicine - Understanding of multidisciplinary working in a acute setting - Specialist level of knowledge, understanding and clinical reasoning skills to support experience clinical practice in management of diabetes **Desirable** - Motivational skills training - DAFNE training ### Experience **Essential** - Post-graduate experience in nutrition and dietetic care of patients - Experience of working with diabetes patients - Experience of working with patients who have long term condition - Comprehensive, relevant and recent experience working in a wide variety of clinical areas - Experience in diabetes management - Experience of training healthcare and other professionals - Carbohydrate counting - Experience of working with young adult with diabetes **Desirable** - Experience of using MUST assessment and care plans - Gestational diabetes - Use of insulin pumps ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Good communication (written and verbal), negotiation and persuasive skills - Excellent time managment and organisational skills - IT skills (nutritional analysis, word processing, email, inter/intranet searches - Well motivated with a positive attitude to developing the service - Able to handle sensitive situations - Well-developed problem solving skills - Flexibility in handling work pressures - Strong commitment to personal development including maintaining own CPD portfolio - Able to work on own initiative - Able to work unsupervised in designated areas - Training and Group work skills - Anthropometric Equipment use and knowledge of application ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (or equivalent qualification) - Registered dietitian-Health Professions Council - Experience in nutritional management to masters level or equivalent - Masters level or equivalent courses or experience in relevant speciality **Desirable** - UK driving licence - Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) - Member of BDA sub-group - Validate post-graduate training in diabetes - DAFNE educator ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [diabetes specialist dietitian (pdf, 454.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10287328) ## 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.