Diabetes Specialist Dietitian

Cambscommunityservices; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Luton is seeking an experienced Diabetes Dietitian for a maternity cover role. This position involves providing essential nutritional advice and managing a clinical caseload of patients with diabetes. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, ensuring flexibility alongside great support from dedicated teams. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills and a passion for improving health outcomes in the community. Join a passionate team committed to high-quality care and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

CPD programmes

Clinical supervision

External training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a clinical caseload of diabetes patients.
• Ability to adapt skills to diverse populations.
• Experience in delivering group education programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional assessments for diabetes patients.
• Independently manage clinical caseloads in community settings.
• Develop and deliver diabetes education programs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Nutritional management expertise

Ability to work independently

Experience with diabetes care

Education

Relevant degree in Dietetics

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Diabetes Dietitian to provide maternity cover for around 10 months (until end of 2026) on a Bank contract to support our diabetes team.

The post holder will be required to provide nutritional management advice for people with diabetes. The ability to work as an independent Practitioner in the community setting is essential. Group education to service users and healthcare professionals is also a key part of this role.

The post holder will be required to manage their own clinical caseload, have excellent communication skills and a strong enthusiasm for supporting people with diabetes to improve their long-term health outcomes.

Successful applicants will be well supported in their role by our supportive team of Diabetes Specialist Nurses and the wider Nutrition and Dietetic Department. We are dedicated to personal development and encourage all staff to achieve their career aspirations. Learning opportunities are plentiful with department-wide CPD programmes, clinical supervision and external training opportunities.

The position may be able to be offered as a short-term contract. Please call for further details.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after the 5th February 2026.

The Post Holder Is Responsible For

• Nutrition assessment, advice and monitoring of a caseload of patients with primarily Type 2 Diabetes, including those at risk of malnutrition.
• Independently manage a clinical caseload of people with diabetes, who have their care delivered in the community. This will include remote/virtual reviews, community clinics, nursing homes or patients own homes.
• To support in the delivery and development of diabetes group education programmes for patients, healthcare professionals and social care staff. Including the delivery of DESMOND, if already trained to do so.
• Adapt clinical and communication skills as required to suit the needs of a diverse population in Luton. Providing advice and support to patients who may have complex clinical, emotional, psychological and social problems, with support from other team members and clinical supervision.
• Take responsibility for ensuring own continuing professional development, keeping up to date with latest evidence-based practice in diabetes care.

Working Arrangements

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis. The office base is in Luton. There will be the opportunity, but not expectation, for some home working.

About the Service

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

How to apply / Further details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Cronly-Dillon
Job title: Clinical Lead Dietetics
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07970230647