Dietitian - Advanced Critical Care and Liver Disease
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L9 7AL
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Dietitian to act as the lead for Critical Care and Specialist Liver Disease services at the Aintree Ho...
- To act as Dietetic lead in the assessment, care planning and monitoring of patients with complex nutritional needs.
- Attend ward rounds, case conferences and ward meetings as required to reinforce importance of good nutrition in patient care and role of Dietitian in multidisciplinary team.
- Undertake supervision and training of junior dietetic staff and student dietitians in your specialist clinical area.
- Provide cover for absent colleagues thus, requiring knowledge in other areas of dietetics.
- Plan and prioritise own workload using clinical judgement.
- Supporting the Lead Dietitian with leadership and management tasks as required.
Pleaserefer toJob description andpersonspecification for details.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, a practical, forward-thinking approach to service development and evaluation, and the ability to work as part of a team. The post also provides the opportunity to contribute to the supervision of Dietetic staff and Student Dietitians. You would also support the Dietetic Lead in the leadership and management of the service, focussing on quality and safety, workforce, recruitment and performance measures.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PhD Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Current registration with HCPC.
- Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance.
- Post registration validated training in specialist area - (BDA validated or MSc equivalent
- Supervisory Skills training, minimum introductory level.
Desirable
- Supervisory Skills training advanced level..
- Member of specialist interest group.
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Attended leadership/management training
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience, including post registration experience in speciality
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of supporting learning of other healthcare professionals.
- Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice.
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Previous experience of conducting audits and or research.
Desirable
- Evidence of service review/development.
- Experience of clinical supervision of others
- Experience of influencing others to improve patient care
Knowledge
Essential
- Establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups in a variety of settings.
Desirable
- Post registration credited learning in enhanced communication skills.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates good presentation skills.
- Accurate anthropometry skills.
- Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change.
- Able to work autonomously within area of specialism using critical thinking and expert practitioner level judgement.
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same.
- Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support.
Desirable
- I.T. skills - keyboard, email, Powerpoint
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates holistic patient centred approach.
- Commitment to maintain dietetic profile within the multidisciplinary team.
- Self-reliant and self-motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
- Supportive approach to learners
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns
- Enhanced CRB Disclosure
Desirable
- Collaborative and constructive
How to apply
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Source
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First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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