Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join our small team of diabetes dietitians has arisen. You will be experienced in educating patients who are managing their diabetes with a variety of insulin pumps and continuous blood glucose monitoring. Working as part of a small team, liaising closely with our diabetes specialist nurses and endocrinology consultants to provide a MDT approach to support and educate our patients, empowering them to self manage their diabetes. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a broad range of relevant clinical experience and able to demonstrate a real passion for diabetes, and  the  management of diabetes with individual and group education and insulin pump therapy.

You will work as part of the adult diabetes dietetic team within a multidisciplinary team consisting of dietitians, diabetes specialist nurses and consultants. You will be promoting patient education and independence with the focus on empowering self management. 

As a dietitian at HHFT you can expect to receive robust peer support and regular formal supervision and clinical supervision. 

 You will have opportunities to lead on and contribute to service improvement projects, and have an active role in student training. We have close links with the Universities of Surrey and Winchester and take a variety of students for their clinical placements.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].