Lead Dietitian - Liverpool Women's Hospital | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7763888/287-RMED-38-26 |
Summary
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 at LWH. The 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.You will bring significant post qualification experience, confidence in managing complex clinical cases, and a strong interest in leadership, quality improvement and service development. In return, you will join a specialist women’s hospital offering a high level of autonomy, opportunities to influence care at pathway level, strong multidisciplinary working, and a genuine commitment to flexible working and professional development. The team is strongly committed to collaborative working, innovation and supports student training through P1, P2 and P3 placements.
See Key Responsibilities listed within the Job Description.
Clinical Practice and Expertise
Performance and Operational Management
Development activities
Clinical Governance / Quality
Education and training development
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
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Job Summary
1. To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients.
2. 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.
3. To deliver specialist evidence based care including: development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.
4. To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
5. To provide Dietetic leadership and line management of staff within the service.
6. To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Mar 2026