Senior Research Dietitian or Developmental Band 6 Research Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Clinical Research Dietitian (Band 7) or a Developmental Band 6 Clinical Research Dietitian. The role involves contributing to a diverse portfolio of work exploring the impact of lifestyle behaviours, including diet and nutrition, on whole-body health in people living with obesity, diabetes, and other long-term conditions. The post holder will take a lead role in the oversight and management of dietetic and nutrition research delivery across academic and commercial research portfolios. This includes providing specialist dietetic and nutrition support to patients in research studies and contributing to study design and funding applications. A developmental Band 6 role would involve supporting research delivery with a personalised development plan for progression to Band 7.
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree in Dietetics
- Active professional portfolio
- Recognised professional registration to practice in the UK (i.e. HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Have or working towards a masters or higher degree
- Professional experience working within the field of long-term conditions including obesity and/or diabetes
- Clinical dietetic practice experience (primary, secondary and/or specialist care)
- Experience of establishing positive working relationships with other disciplines
- Experience of working in an academic/research environment
- Experience of working in specialist weight management services
- Active member of national/international forums
- Evidence of contribution to publication or other research outputs
- Communication and Relationship Skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Leadership and management skills
- Able to negotiate and lead others
- Able to work constructively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent presentation skills
- Good written and verbal English skills
- Training and Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree in Dietetics
- Active professional portfolio
- Recognised professional registration to practice in the UK (i.e. HCPC)
- Have or working towards a masters or higher degree
- Professional experience working within the field of long-term conditions including obesity and/or diabetes
- Clinical dietetic practice experience (primary, secondary and/or specialist care)
- Experience of establishing positive working relationships with other disciplines
- Experience of working in an academic/research environment
- Experience of working in specialist weight management services
- Active member of national/international forums
- Evidence of contribution to publication or other research outputs
- Communication and Relationship Skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Leadership and management skills
- Able to negotiate and lead others
- Able to work constructively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent presentation skills
- Good written and verbal English skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 9d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The LDC is the largest diabetes research group in the UK with a local, national and global reputation for excellence in clinical research. It has a multimillion pound annual budget, over 160 staff employed through the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and the University of Leicester (UofL) and a portfolio of over 40 active commercial and academic trials. The LDC is co-Directed by 2 NIHR Senior Investigators who have a proactive and innovative approach to the on-going growth and development of both the Centre and its staff with a clear vision and strategy for the future.
The LDC hosts the Lifestyle Theme within the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a collaboration between the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and the University of Leicester, the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC), the Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)-East Midlands, and the Centre for Ethnic Health Research. It is located at Leicester General Hospital and encompasses a floor space of ~ 5000m2 which includes a state-of-the-art exercise and metabolic assessment lab, metabolic kitchen, a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanner for the gold standard assessment of body composition, clinical assessment rooms, patient education facilities, large and small meeting rooms, and a 4/5 space day ward.
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