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Salary for this role£47,951 – £56,863 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

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Role description

Job summary

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.

About us

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 deliveringhigh-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.

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year Pro Rata, inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

213-Division-A-8375526

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Senior Diabetes Dietitian will provide specialist clinical care within the multidisciplinary diabetes service at King's College Hospital, with a primary focus on gestational diabetes (GDM) and antenatal diabetes.

Clinical responsibilities: Undertake specialist nutritional assessment, develop and evaluate individualised treatment plans, deliver GDM group education and contribute to multidisciplinary antenatal clinics. Manage an allocated caseload independently within demonstrated competencies, with appropriate clinical supervision.

Specialist development: Progressively develop expertise in adult Type 1 diabetes, including newly diagnosed education, carbohydrate counting, multiple daily injection (MDI) insulin therapy and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Undertake MDI DAFNE educator training as competencies develop and contribute to structured education delivery.

Leadership and education: Develop increasing responsibility for GDM dietetic provision and progress towards the role of Student Training Lead. Support student supervision, multidisciplinary teaching and the development of patient education resources.

Service improvement and governance: Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, service evaluation and evidence-based practice. Maintain professional standards, accurate clinical records and effective multidisciplinary communication.

The postholder will receive structured induction, mentorship and clinical supervision. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and essential and desirable criteria.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

BSc/ Post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
HCPC registered
Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or other body conferring professional indemnity insuranceX

Desirable

Member of the BDA Diabetes Specialist Group (DSG)
Member of the BDA Women's Health & Fertility Specialist Group

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Experience of working in acute environments
Experience of supporting people living with diabetes
Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge of nutrition and dietetics within the NHS
Experience of clinical supervision of students

Desirable

Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Good oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds
Presentation skills and ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
Ability to prioritise own workload and support caseload management of junior staff/students
Ability to work as part of a team, identifying and leading on service change
Ability to identify and undertake audit/service development under the supervision of senior colleagues
Basic computer skills

Desirable

Motivational interviewing and/or CBT and/or counselling skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.