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Job summary

Main area
Tower Hamlets Dietetics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7366876RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mile End Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2025 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Specialist Dietitian – Diabetes and Community

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The position is based at Mile End Hospital, which serves a vibrant and diverse population across Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is an exciting and challenging place to work in the heart of London’s East End. Barts Health NHS Trust is actively involved in impacting health inequalities across the borough. We have excellent interpretation and advocacy services, with close links to supportive services locally.

The post holder will work closely with the established multidisciplinary teams at Mile End Hospital, as well as GP and other community services across the borough. There is a requirement for a good clinical understanding of diabetes and nutritional support, as well as organisational and time management skills.

The post holder will provide individually tailored advice to patients, their families and their carers. They will participate in two courses of Xpert (structured education for people with type 2 diabetes) per year, as well as participating in staff education. It is the expectation that this post holder, along with the other Dietitians, will manage their caseload and undertake audits and reviews to help with the continual development of the service. The post holder would need to demonstate good leadership qualities and the ability to show initative in leading projects. 

Main duties of the job

-  To work as a member of the diabetes and community dietetic team, providing a service to people with diabetes at Mile End Hospital and across Tower Hamlets, and with patients at risk of malnutrition across Tower Hamlets
-  To provide individually tailored advice to adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in out- patient clinics at the Diabetes Centre and in GP surgeries across the borough
- To provide individually tailored advice to adults requiring nutritional support
- To deliver structured education for adults with type 2 diabetes
- To provide a specialised service and support complex patients, their families and carers
- To supervise student dietitians
- To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
 

 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
  • HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality area e.g. DAFNE, BERTIE, XPERT, DESMOND

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate clinical experience post registration in relevant settings.
  • Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
  • Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Diabetes
  • Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of diabetes management
  • Knowledge of malnutrition screening and nutritional support interventions

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
  • Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information in a sensitive and understandable way
  • Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
  • Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
  • Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
  • Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality
  • Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
  • Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
  • Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change
  • Experience of supervision of junior members of staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Abigail Pearson
Job title
Senior Specialist Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082238937
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