Lead Specialist Dietitian
| Posting date: | 29 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | 317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-1611 |
Summary
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 profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement. Provides a professional leadership role in specialist areas of dietetic practice, coaching and mentoring staff and students of any discipline. Role will provide day to day supervision of department staff along with carrying out induction, appraisals, 1-1s along with any other meetings relating to the staff in the specialist area. Act as a positive role model for the wider team, offering support when other leads are on leave. Will lead on service development within the specialist area to ensure that the service continues to meet the needs of service users. Provides highly specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring and management in one or more speciality areas of dietetics. Acts as a source of expertise in dietetics practice locally, regionally and nationally. Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants and other health care professionals. Delivers education and training with staff at all levels. Contributes to designing, planning and implementing research and audit and contributes to publishing results, working in interdisciplinary teams or with other health professionals. Works in close association with specialist nurses/other specialised healthcare professionals in named areas in order to deliver integrated services. This may include supplementary prescribing.