Clinical Lead Dietitian - Type 2 Diabetes
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian with expert skills in Diabetes Dietetics to join a dynamic team. The role involves delivering expert clinical care to patients with Type 2 Diabetes, focusing on remission through dietary and lifestyle approaches. It also includes leadership responsibilities, such as developing and evaluating best practices, providing clinical supervision, and line managing team members. The successful candidate will contribute to improving health outcomes across the Health Board.
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration with a Degree in Dietetics
- Accredited post graduate study relevant to Diabetes to master's level or equivalent
- Completed practice based educator / clinical supervision training
- Advanced clinical knowledge within the specialist field of Type 2 Diabetes / Diabetes Remission and dietetics acquired through specialist training or equivalent clinical experience e.g. Counterweight Plus Programme
- Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-based methodology to support improvement, and service delivery.
- Expert knowledge of clinical guidance and policy relevant to the specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Completed Formal Motivational interviewing training
- Supplementary prescriber status
- Trained in the delivery of recognised Diabetes Remission programmes such as Counterweight Plus
- Other professional, technical or academic qualifications which relates to Type 2 Diabetes e.g. XPERT / XPERT Insulin / Desmond
- Broad well established Dietetic practice experience within NHS or comparable healthcare settings inc. primary care
- Extensive clinical dietetic delivery in Type 2 Diabetes Dietetics
- Experience of Clinical leadership
- Extensive multi-professional working within the NHS or equivalent healthcare setting inc. primary care
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Delegation to qualified and non-qualified team members.
- Significant experience of leading multi-professional and multidisciplinary team working
- Leading project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes alongside the ability to evaluate clinical and patient experience outcomes to show value.
- Active engagement with student / practice based learners training.
- Experience of interpreting evidence into clinical practice.
- Experience of project management
- Additional clinical or health care related experience
- Experience in research/leading multiagency projects
- Leading service improvement /quality improvement
- Active involvement in national work stream, professional network or specialist group.
- Other
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Able to travel to provide specialist support / cross site cover
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Qualifications and Knowledge
- HCPC registration with a Degree in Dietetics
- Accredited post graduate study relevant to Diabetes to master's level or equivalent
- Completed practice based educator / clinical supervision training
- Advanced clinical knowledge within the specialist field of Type 2 Diabetes / Diabetes Remission and dietetics acquired through specialist training or equivalent clinical experience e.g. Counterweight Plus Programme
- Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-based methodology to support improvement, and service delivery.
- Expert knowledge of clinical guidance and policy relevant to the specialist area
- Completed Formal Motivational interviewing training
- Supplementary prescriber status
- Trained in the delivery of recognised Diabetes Remission programmes such as Counterweight Plus
- Other professional, technical or academic qualifications which relates to Type 2 Diabetes e.g. XPERT / XPERT Insulin / Desmond
- Broad well established Dietetic practice experience within NHS or comparable healthcare settings inc. primary care
- Extensive clinical dietetic delivery in Type 2 Diabetes Dietetics
- Experience of Clinical leadership
- Extensive multi-professional working within the NHS or equivalent healthcare setting inc. primary care
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Delegation to qualified and non-qualified team members.
- Significant experience of leading multi-professional and multidisciplinary team working
- Leading project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes alongside the ability to evaluate clinical and patient experience outcomes to show value.
- Active engagement with student / practice based learners training.
- Experience of interpreting evidence into clinical practice.
- Experience of project management
- Additional clinical or health care related experience
- Experience in research/leading multiagency projects
- Leading service improvement /quality improvement
- Active involvement in national work stream, professional network or specialist group.
- Other
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Able to travel to provide specialist support / cross site cover
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £50,129 – £57,365 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Hywel Dda University Health Board
Clinical Lead Dietitian - Type 2 Diabetes
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 31.03.2028. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian with expert skills in Diabetes Dietetics? Are you passionate about helping individuals with Type 2 Diabetes achieve remission via evidenced based dietary and lifestyle approaches?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well-established dynamic diabetes dietetic team at Hywel Dda which holds a high profile both within the wider therapies team and across the Health Board. We fully support continuing professional development, appraisal and supervision and actively enable this with protected sessions in individualised job plans.
This is a key role for a lead in Type 2 Remission: Diabetes Dietetics, involving both clinical and leadership responsibilities. This role offers a unique opportunity for someone with a passion to improve health outcomes across Hywel Dda and a commitment to develop and learn. You will have the opportunity to be a valuable part of the friendly, supportive diabetes service health board wide.
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