Lead Catering Dietitian
| Posting date: | 05 January 2026 |
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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: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA2 8WA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-26-0006 |
Summary
work in collaboration with the Catering and Dietetic Teams as the Trust Lead Catering Dietitian.To work with front line catering teams, catering managers, Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists, Pharmacists, Nursing teams and other stakeholders to ensure the Trust delivers a wide range of standard hospital menus, therapeutic, religious, and cultural diets.To act as a source of expertise in the analysis, development, and review of hospital menus.Ensure all hospital menus are nutritionally adequate and reflect best practice guidelines including hospital food standards, allergen information and International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) recommendations.To work jointly with patients/service users, catering, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy to initiate, plan and deliver Trust education and training in nutrition.To represent dietetics and catering at the Trust Nutrition and Hydration Steering Group, Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) audits and catering meetings.Provide highly specialist Dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring and management in one or more speciality areas of Dietetics when required.Act as a source of expertise in Dietetics practice locally, regionally and nationally.Be involved in the training and supervision of Dietetic Students and Dietetic Assistants as per British Dietetic Association (BDA) standards.Contribute to designing, planning, and implementing research and audit and contributes to publishing results, working in interdisciplinary teams or with other health professionals.Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of the patients/service users.Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the patients/service users and services.To lead on the implementation of national and local policies and guidance such as the Hospital Food standards, the Nutrition and Hydration Strategy and BDA guidance.To have experience in working within physical health, mental health and learning disabilities.