Overview

An excellent opportunity has emerged to hire one lead band 8a Diabetes Dietitian, to offer expert assistance in enhancing care for patients with Type 1 diabetes. We are looking for a passionate professional to lead a dynamic team that offers development opportunities to enhance experience in diabetes within a multidisciplinary workforce.The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated team care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in AandE, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that can fit various lifestyles. Flexible hours and benefits include access to training and development.Responsibilities

Plan, implement and monitor strategic delivery of a highly specialist, evidence based clinically effective service in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.Develop a new service pathway to improve patient safety on the wards, focusing on the emergency departments across the trust in reducing hypoglycaemic events.Develop the Adult Diabetes Dietetic Clinical Lead role to Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) including the development of competencies and structure.Work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced Diabetes Dietetic assessment and management to a specific, highly specialised clinical caseload with complex presentations, interpreting and analysing clinical and non-clinical data to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses.Work as an advanced practitioner, using assessment, diabetes technology, supplementary prescribing and advanced clinical reasoning skills, to assist in the management of diabetes.Work as a supplementary non-medical prescriber (adhering to Trust policy) with the ability to initiate and adjust medication within your field of expertise.Additional information

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on main responsibilities. This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025.

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