Lead Dietitian

As part of Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust (LUHFT), a service level agreement is in place to provide the dietetic service to Liverpool Women's Hospital (LWH). This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HCPC registered Dietitian with a passion for women's health to lead and develop dietetic services across maternity, diabetes in pregnancy and gynaecological oncology  service comprises a team of seven dietitians delivering inpatient and outpatient care across the hospital.

As Dietetic Lead, you will provide clinical, professional and strategic leadership, leading on service improvement, governance, and the development of SOPs and care pathways, while supporting and developing the team within a collaborative MDT environment. The role includes responsibility for recruitment, staff appraisal and supervision, alongside preparation of monthly performance reports.

• To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients.
• To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
• To deliver specialist evidence based care including: development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.
• To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
• To provide Dietetic leadership and line management of staff within the service.
• To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.

• BSc/ Nutrition and Dietetics
• Educated to Masters level / equivalent
• Validated training in specialist area or member of specialist group of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
• Evidence of leadership and supervision/mentorship training
• HCPC registration

• Prescribing qualification, Demonstrable relevant previous dietetic experience
• Evidence of appropriate management/leadership skills development
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit
• Experience in the clinical supervision of staff and staff development
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working and understanding of current clinical service issues and developments, Working knowledge of a variety of clinical conditions and the current evidence based best practice within clinical area, Excellent communication skills and supportive of colleagues
• Committed to achieving high standards of patient care
• Ability to prioritise own workload/work as part of a team
• IT skills, presentation skills, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

• High level of autonomy and opportunities to influence care at pathway level.
• Strong multidisciplinary working and a genuine commitment to flexible working and professional development.
• Support for student training through P1, P2 and P3 placements.
• Flexible working options including reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant's DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post.