Diabetes Dietitian inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 22 NOV 2024

Band 6: £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

To provide advice to medical practitioners on the appropriate prescribing of ACBS product.

CLCH are now seeking a Band 6 Diabetes Dietitian to join them at Edgware Community Hospital

The post holder will provide Diabetes Dietetic assessments and treatment programmes to clients in clinics, their own homes and in care homes within the borough of Barnet.

  • To be responsible for one's own caseload of diabetic clients .
  • To make recommendations to GPs on the appropriate prescribing of oral nutrition supplements.
  • To maintain accurate documentation in dietetic records, medical notes and nursing notes.
  • To act as a source of expertise and to continue with the provision and monitoring of specialist training Desmond as the service requires.
  • To be responsible for inputting clinical activity data into the activity reporting database and generating reports on a regular basis.
  • To liaise with Dietitians and other health care professionals to ensure clients discharged from secondary care.
  • To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders.
  • To initiate and participate in clinical governance including Quality improvement activities within the Nutrition and Dietetics Service.
  • To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders, as identified by the Nutrition Support Team.
  • To build on networks with GP's, District Nurses, nursing homes, Primary Health Care Teams to facilitate appropriate referrals.
  • To provide line management to junior team members and supervision to students as the service requires.

  • To have responsibility for providing a diabetes dietetic service including appropriate dietary assessment and treatment in community settings.
  • To work autonomously to provide specialist dietary diabetes advice. (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history)
  • To use professional judgement and clinical expertise
  • To be clinically competent to give nutrition support advice, treatment, and dietary counselling to support behaviour change .
  • To provide advice to medical practitioners on the appropriate prescribing of ACBS product
  • To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with patients, carers and families.
  • To apply developed communication, negotiation and counselling skills to empower patients to achieve long term lifestyle and behavioural changes
  • To participate in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative MDT meetings
  • To provide timely and informative client reports and discharge summaries for GPs, consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, nursing, and other staff.
  • To be responsible for managing a clinical caseload.
  • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and ensure that own work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.
  • To be responsible for complying with legal and professional confidentiality guidelines at all times.

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Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

CLCH are now seeking a Band 6 Diabetes Dietitian to join them at Edgware Community Hospital

The post holder will provide Diabetes Dietetic assessments and treatment programmes to clients in clinics, their own homes and in care homes within the borough of Barnet.

  • To be responsible for one's own caseload of diabetic clients .
  • To make recommendations to GPs on the appropriate prescribing of oral nutrition supplements.
  • To maintain accurate documentation in dietetic records, medical notes and nursing notes.
  • To act as a source of expertise and to continue with the provision and monitoring of specialist training Desmond as the service requires.
  • To be responsible for inputting clinical activity data into the activity reporting database and generating reports on a regular basis.
  • To liaise with Dietitians and other health care professionals to ensure clients discharged from secondary care.
  • To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders.
  • To initiate and participate in clinical governance including Quality improvement activities within the Nutrition and Dietetics Service.
  • To provide education and training sessions to internal and external key stakeholders, as identified by the Nutrition Support Team.
  • To build on networks with GP's, District Nurses, nursing homes, Primary Health Care Teams to facilitate appropriate referrals.
  • To provide line management to junior team members and supervision to students as the service requires.

  • To have responsibility for providing a diabetes dietetic service including appropriate dietary assessment and treatment in community settings.
  • To work autonomously to provide specialist dietary diabetes advice. (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history)
  • To use professional judgement and clinical expertise
  • To be clinically competent to give nutrition support advice, treatment, and dietary counselling to support behaviour change .
  • To provide advice to medical practitioners on the appropriate prescribing of ACBS product
  • To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with patients, carers and families.
  • To apply developed communication, negotiation and counselling skills to empower patients to achieve long term lifestyle and behavioural changes
  • To participate in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative MDT meetings
  • To provide timely and informative client reports and discharge summaries for GPs, consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, nursing, and other staff.
  • To be responsible for managing a clinical caseload.
  • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and ensure that own work is within professional standards and clinical guidelines.
  • To be responsible for complying with legal and professional confidentiality guidelines at all times.

About us


Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.



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