Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support

You will be working within the inpatient surgical dietetic team as well as the multidisciplinary Nutrition Team. You will also be working closely with teams across your specialist areas, the hospital and wider dietetic services. Therefore, this post requires excellent communication skills as well as strong team working abilities.

In addition to working within teams you will be expected to work autonomously, seeing patients on busy inpatient wards, providing evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers, and health care professionals.

Supporting the training of graduate dietitians and students is encompassed within the role and you will play a vital part in sharing expertise to guide and aid development in the future of dietetics.

This post requires a proactive approach where you contribute to innovation, service development and audit. You will be supported with your personal development goals and have regular clinical supervision and peer support. You will work closely day to day with MDT colleagues, nursing, and medical teams.

We welcome applications from Band 5 Dietitians and those already working at a Band 6 level.

For full details see the Job Description and Person Specification

Delivers a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist areas.

Provides specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub-specialty areas.

Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support/education and dietetics to patients, medical staff, health care professionals, relatives, carers and all relevant agencies

Delivers education and training at all levels

Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research

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 Hospital is 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 or postgraduate Diploma.; - Current registration with HPC.; - Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity

Desirable: - Introductory level Clinical Supervisory Skills Training.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of conducting audi; - Experience of training student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential: - While able to work independently, ability to recognise own limitations and access advice and information appropriately

Skills

Desirable: - I.T. Skills - power-point, keyboard and email.