Lead Specialist Dietitian

Lead Specialist Dietitian

The closing date is 11 January 2026

We are excited to be recruiting to a 1.0 WTE, Band 7, Lead Specialist Liver Dietitian to join the Adult Dietetic and Hepatology Service at the Freeman Hospital. This post is until 29 November 2026 and the successful candidate will be responsible for inpatient and outpatient dietetic care of patients under the Newcastle hepatology service.

Newcastle Hospitals is a tertiary hepatology centre and one of the 7 liver transplant centres in the UK. Dietitians play a key role in the multidisciplinary team and so as the lead dietitian for this service, previous experience in liver disease is desirable.

The role also includes leadership of the Freeman Hospital dietetic team, jointly with our other lead specialist dietitians. Leadership roles involve clinical supervision, appraisals, job planning and the day-to-day line management of a small group of staff. Oversight and support is provided by the adult clinical dietetic manager and management team.

• Interview Date Thursday 29 January 2026
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Deliver a high quality dietetic service within the specialist area of Hepatology.

Work effectively as part of the MDT including specialist nurses and Consultants.

Work in collaboration within the acute and regional dietetic departments.

Support the adult manager through provision of service specification and attending meetings regarding service provision.

Take part in student training and supervision.

Contribute to research and audit.

You should be enthusiastic and self‑motivated and will:

• Have post‑registration experience in liver disease.
• Have undertaken specialist training in weight management, NAFLD or liver.
• Be able to demonstrate ongoing CPD and have evidence of developing practice.
• Be able to support colleagues and take responsibility for the clinical supervision of junior staff and students.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and the wider the MDT.

As part of the wider dietetic department, 'Newcastle Nutrition', you will have support from colleagues at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Centre for Aging and Vitality sites. Our Dietetic teams are enthusiastic, committed and have established a first class reputation.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:
Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The successful applicant will join our friendly and supportive adult department of over 40 dietitians providing clinical support to patients and act as a source of expertise to the wider multidisciplinary team including medical, nursing and allied health professionals across the trust.

The department provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first‑class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high…