Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7416866
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 8a Clinical Lead Diabetes Dietitian (Adult)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
An excellent opportunity has emerged to hire one lead band 8a Diabetes Dietitian, to offer expert assistance in enhancing care to for patients with Type 1 diabetes. We are looking for a passionate professional to lead a dynamic team that offers development opportunities to enhance their experience in diabetes within a multidisciplinary workforce.
To plan, implement and monitor strategic delivery of a highly specialist, evidence based clinically effective service in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. To develop a new service pathway to improve patient safety on the wards, focusing on the emergency departments across the trust in reducing hypoglycaemic events. To develop the Adult Diabetes Dietetic Clinical Lead role to Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) including the development of competencies and structure.
Main duties of the job
To 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.
To 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.
See attached job description for further information
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on main responsibilities.
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
- Recognised Dietetics Degree qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice
experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced at supervising junior staff/ dietetic students
- Management/leadership experience
personal attribute
Essential criteria
- Flexible, adaptable and creative
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deepa Patel
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse in Diabetes
- Email address
- [email protected]
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