Clinical Specialist Dietitian

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Main area Dietitian Grade NHS AfC:մանը Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Contribute to weekend working.) Job  
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Site Southport & Formby District General Hospital Town Southport Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/02/2026

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We are looking for a specialist dietitian with experience in Nutrition Support to deliver a specialist clinical service at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital sites within the Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust and contribute to supervision of the team of dietitians and support staff.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, together with an ability to be flexible and a commitment to MDT working. In return, you will have opportunity to further develop and extend your leadership and clinical skills.

The post holder will have a specific interest in adult nutritional support and service/ quality improvement.

We are looking for someone who can work as a specialist, autonomous dietitian. You should have strong סוג organisational, communication and leadership skills and embrace the challenge of service development.

Acute care is provided at Southport and Formby and Ormskirk District General Hospital. This includes accident and emergency services, intensive care and a range of medical and surgical specialities.

Previous applicantsportunasy apply.

• To have clinical responsibility for a complex nutrition support caseload on the Spinal Injury Unit.
• To provide specialist clinical support to junior staff and students.
• The post holder will demonstrate by example, and have advanced communication skills, using them to motivate, develop, guide and advance dietetic skills required by the team in order to provide a high quality responsive acute dietetic service.
• To provide specialist assessment and management advice for patients whilst working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Accept clinical responsibility for and manage a casających of patients, using advanced knowledge, evidence based/client‑centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions delivered across the acute wards.
• To assist in the meeting of Therapy and Rehabilitation/Trust Objectives in relation to patient care.
• To support the clinical lead in risk assessment for the dietetic team.
• To coordinate, organise, assess compteur, and deploy dietetic students while on their clinical placements

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9 000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that suitability we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair…