Specialist Diabetes Dietitian

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Diabetes Specialist Dietitian to join our forward-thinking Diabetes Service. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your specialist skills within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, evidence-based care across both primary and secondary care settings.

You will work as an independent practitioner delivering specialist dietary advice, structured education, and personalised care for people with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes across Berkshire. The role offers excellent opportunities to expand your clinical expertise in areas such as carbohydrate counting, insulin management, and behaviour change. If you are passionate about improving outcomes for people with diabetes and enjoy working collaboratively with a wide range of professionals, we would look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver specialist dietetic assessment, care planning, and interventions for patients with diabetes across community and hospital settings

• Provide evidence-based dietary advice for type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes

• Plan and deliver structured education programmes for patients and healthcare professionals

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team including consultants, nurses, GPs, and community staff

• Support behaviour change through effective communication, counselling techniques, and patient-centred care

• Develop and review patient information resources and education materials

• Participate in audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives

• Provide training and support to student dietitians and other healthcare professionals

• Manage and prioritise your own caseload while maintaining accurate clinical records

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role offers the opportunity to work as a specialist dietitian delivering high-quality diabetes care across Berkshire. You will provide expert advice, education, and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals while contributing to service development and quality improvement.

You will act as a key member of the multidisciplinary diabetes team, helping to deliver integrated, patient-centred care aligned with national standards and guidelines.

The “must haves” for this role:

• BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics (or equivalent) and HCPC registration

• Experience in delivering diabetes care and education to patients in both individual and group settings

• Strong clinical reasoning skills with the ability to assess, plan, and evaluate nutritional care for people with diabetes

• Excellent communication and teaching skills, with the ability to support behaviour change and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required