Specialist Dietitian; Gastroenterology

Overview

Band 7 Gastro Specialist Dietitian, Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).

Full time, permanent (37.5 hours).

An enthusiastic, self-motivated Dietitian is required to join the Gastro team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to cover the new Royal Liverpool Hospital site. You will be one of the lead dietitians within Gastro based in our new hospital.

Experience of working with people with complex nutritional needs is essential. The post holder will develop and enhance the gastro dietetic service, providing highly specialised support to a complex in- and outpatient caseload. You will join our established dietetic team and support service development and supervision of junior staff within medicine.

Main duties include providing a service to the Liverpool region from our new hospital with state of the art facilities including video capsule and transnasal endoscopy. The primary role is to provide nutritional treatment to inpatients as well as delivering outpatient clinics in areas such as IBS, IBD, Coeliac disease and liver transplant. The successful candidate will work with the whole team, contributing to service improvement, training, audit and development of standards.

The post holder will be fully supported by the existing B7 dietitians and therapy management and will supervise B5, B6 and B4 dietetic assistant staff. You will also be involved in the supervision of students, linking with universities to provide learning experiences.

We are committed to development and innovation and will support you to achieve your goals and access learning opportunities across the trust.

Date posted: 21 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for Change

Band:
Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Flexible working

Reference: 287-RMED-537-25

Location:

Royal Liverpool Hospital, Mount Vernon Street, Liverpool, L7 8YE

For full details see the Job Description attached.

Job Summary

To provide factually accurate, unbiased evidence-based nutritional advice appropriate to the needs of the individual. Advice will be patient-centred and delivered within multidisciplinary, multiagency delivery plans.

Job Purpose

To be a clinical lead in the Trust for nutrition and dietetic services in your specialist area. This involves:

Qualifications

• Essential: BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PhD Nutrition and Dietetics
• Current HCPC registration
• Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity insurance
• Post-registration validated training in the specialist area (BDA-validated or MSc equivalent)
• Supervisory Skills training, minimum introductory level

• Desirable:
  Non-Medical Prescribing
• Desirable:
  Supervisory Skills training advanced level
• Member of specialist interest group
• Educated to masters level or equivalent
• Leadership/management training

Experience

• Essential:
  Broad clinical experience including post-registration experience in the specialty
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in supporting learning of other healthcare professionals
• Ongoing personal and professional development
• Experience in training student dietitians
• Experience in conducting audits or research

• Desirable:
  Evidence of service review/development
• Experience of clinical supervision of others
• Experience of influencing others to improve patient care

Knowledge

• Essential:
  Ability to establish effective communication methods to convey specialist knowledge to patients individually and in groups

• Desirable:
  Post-registration learning in enhanced communication skills

Skills

• Essential:
  Good presentation skills
• Accurate anthropometry skills
• Behavioural/counselling techniques to support change
• Autonomous working within the specialty with clinical…