Senior Dietitian (ICDS) | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bedford, MK42 9DJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

Join our friendly Integrated Community Diabetes Service as a Band 6 Senior Dietitian, providing maternity leave cover and playing a key role in supporting adults with diabetes and women with gestational diabetes across Bedfordshire.

This part-time secondment or fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to manage a varied specialist caseload, work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and further develop your expertise in diabetes dietetics. You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference by supporting patients to achieve improved health outcomes and better quality of life.

You will be joining a friendly, experienced, and highly skilled team that is valued across the Trust and forms part of the wider Therapies Directorate. You will work collaboratively with specialist diabetes dietitians, specialist diabetes nurses, diabetes educators, and dietetic assistant practitioners to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

A previous post holder shared their experience of the role:

"I have loved the variety this role has brought. From training healthcare professionals and attending joint clinics with Diabetes Specialist Nurses, to delivering group education sessions for people with type 2 diabetes, every day is different and interesting. The ICDS and diabetes education teams are fantastic teams to be part of, offering great opportunities to learn and develop."

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further details of main responsibilities for the role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Aug 2026

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