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Specialist Dietitian - Paediatric Diabetes
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Diabetes Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
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Full time
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Part time
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Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week Job ref 418-DTO9167-KA
Site Luton & Dunstable Hospital Town Luton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 11/08/2026
Job Overview
You will be required to provide evidence based dietetic advice to children and young people with diabetes. A knowledge of carbohydrate counting education, insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring is required.
As a band 7, you will be one of the senior members of the paediatric dieticians team. You will support the paediatric diabetes team and dieticians team lead in monitoring, developing and evolving the dietetic service across the Trust and you will also be providing support to the junior members of the team including colleagues, students and apprentices.
We are looking for a Dietitian with strong communication, organisational, team working and leadership skills with a passion for Diabetes. They should be focused on providing a high quality dietetic service which is evidence based and responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and this patient group.
Main duties of the job
As a band 7, you will be one of the senior members of the paediatric dieticians team. You will support the paediatric diabetes team and dieticians team lead in monitoring, developing and evolving the dietetic service across the Trust and you will also be providing support to the junior members of the team.
The post holder will be expected to manage high quality clinical service delivery to their patients and to lead on clinical and service development projects. The post holder will seek opportunities within the MDT to lead on service improvement, audit and research.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
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Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent postgraduate qualification
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Advanced knowledge of evidence based practice in paediatrics including Paediatric Diabetes knowledge
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Extensive clinical dietetic paediatric experience including paediatric diabetes
Desirable criteria
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Knowledge and application of counselling skills/motivational interviewing/behavioural change
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Experience in managing insulin pumps
Qulification/Membership
Essential criteria
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Member of BDA
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HCPC registration
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Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent post graduate qualification
Desirable criteria
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Member of Paediatric DMEG
Attributes
Essential criteria
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Good time management and prioritisation skills (states (1) and example (1))
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works collaboratively in MDT (states (1) and example (1))
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competent conducting audits and/or research for service development (states (1) and example (1))
It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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JD B7 Diabetes Paeds Dietitian (PDF, 232.6KB)
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PS B7 Diabetes Paeds Dietitian (PDF, 128.4KB)
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FA B7 Diabetes Paeds Dietitian (PDF, 160.6KB)
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L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
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Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
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Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
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Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
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Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name Laura Wrangles Job title Therapy Service Manager Email address laura.wrangles@bedsft.nhs.uk Telephone number 07870619286
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone 01582 497325
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