Children's Diabetes Dietitian

Working as an integral part of the diabetes MDT to provide dietetic education and support for children and young people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes from diagnosis through to transition to adult services.

Management of in patients, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics, dietetic led outpatient clinics and joint working with nursing and clinical psychology team at UCLH.

The post holder will have opportunities to develop diabetes management skills using insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring as part of hybrid closed loop systems. Training and clinical supervision will be provided by the team. This post is an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian to develop clinical skills in the management of children and young people with diabetes.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)


• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery


• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals


• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building


• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine


• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre


• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases


• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street


We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040