Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Diabetes Dietitian (Band 6, 0.9 WTE) to join our Specialist Diabetes Dietetic Team at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist expertise within a supportive multidisciplinary service, with a primary focus on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and antenatal diabetes care.

The role offers a structured development pathway in adult Type 1 diabetes education, including carbohydrate counting, multiple daily injection (MDI) insulin therapy and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). As your competencies develop, you will be supported towards MDI DAFNE educator training and structured education delivery alongside experienced educators.

You will also develop leadership skills, taking increasing responsibility for GDM dietetic provision and progressing towards the role of Student Training Lead.

We welcome dietitians with experience supporting people living with diabetes who are keen to develop their specialist skills. Previous antenatal diabetes, carbohydrate counting or structured education experience is advantageous but not essential.

Clinical supervision, mentorship and opportunities for audit, quality improvement and service development are integral to the role.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide specialist dietetic care for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pre-existing Type 2 diabetes during pregnancy, working closely with the multidisciplinary antenatal diabetes team.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver individual consultations, GDM group education and dietetic input to antenatal diabetes clinics.

• Provide evidence-based, culturally appropriate and individualised nutritional care to support glycaemic management.

• Manage a specialist caseload independently within demonstrated competencies, with clinical supervision.

• Progressively develop skills in adult Type 1 diabetes education, including newly diagnosed education, carbohydrate counting, multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

• Work towards MDI DAFNE educator training and contribute to structured education delivery.

• Develop leadership in GDM dietetic provision and progress towards Student Training Lead responsibilities.

• Support student supervision, multidisciplinary teaching, audit, quality improvement and service development.

Applicants should have experience supporting people living with diabetes, strong communication and organisational skills, and an interest in antenatal care and specialist professional development.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff. 

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. 

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.