# Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dietitian/eb20cd40-02a4-4f28-b8f1-e82248d52341 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dietitian/eb20cd40-02a4-4f28-b8f1-e82248d52341.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:04:23.677Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietitian/Dietitian-v8256402 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256402?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post is an exciting opportunity to be based across In-Patient mental health care services. You will manage a diverse case load of complex patients in Weight Management with co-morbidity and Nutritional support patients. Regular supervision and support as you gain your confidence and competencies in these areas will be provided. You will provide daily in-patient ward based clinics to assess and review patients. You will attend MDT's to communicate your treatment care plan and monitoring, this will involve frequent networking with all health-professionals. You will deliver Nutritional Screening training to a variety of staff and will support audit and the objectives in the Nutrition and hydration Strategy. Using evidence based practice and working within the British Dietetic Association Professional code of conduct is paramount. You will be encouraged to attend training and courses to support and enhance Learning and development and apply skills in your practice. Experience within mental health care setting and NHS settings would be desirable to support candidates in practice ### Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership. Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes. Staff will be required to travel across multiple sites within the Mersey Care footprint to support our service users and team in their current location ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Mental Health Care Division Dietetic Team is an ever developing specialist Mental Health team and has strong links with all professions including Nursing, Allied health, Dr's and local Dietetics including The British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Mental Health Specialist Group of the BDA. Our dynamic dietetic team is supported by the Lead Dietitian and highly skilled dietitian. You will work as part of the team and will be professionally accountable for your own caseload of patients, working autonomously in a variety of complex mental health settings including liaising with the service users families and when they transition to other areas. You will develop and implement dietary intervention plans and provide advice to people with a variety of dietetic needs and a range of learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions. There are regular specialty dietetic team meetings to develop your skills in Mental Health and to provide peer support. The post holder will have access to both formal and informal training. We have a robust clinical supervision structure and, if you are newly qualified, we are able to offer a preceptorship programme. Dietitians work closely with other health care professionals and Multi-disciplinary team work is integral to dietetic care. Our Trust is committed to providing regular opportunities to participate in first class Continuous Professional Development (CPD), policy development, audit, research activities, pathway development, staff and student training. There are regular opportunities to network with colleagues; to share best practice; and to celebrate our successes as a profession working within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. **Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details** ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to prioritise a defined clinical caseload - Time management and organisational skills - Ability to carry out anthropometric measurements - Able to undertake a nutritional assessment considering all relevant factors to formulate a Dietetic diagnosis and care plan and setting goal-based outcomes with service users - Autonomous practitioner - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance - Awareness of local and national guidelines relevant to Dietetics e.g., NICE, BDA - Awareness of research methods and audit skills to inform and evaluate practice - Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and health and safety and risk awareness - Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality - Ability to build effective working relationships - Effective personal organisational skills - Keep an up to date CPD portfolio - Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent, explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient’s medical/social history relevant to Dietetics - Basic computer skills e.g., word processing, MS Teams, email, internet skills - Ability to comply with Trust Policy - Willingness to be flexible to deliver unexpected or unusual circumstances relating to patient care - A commitment to continuous learning and personal development of self - Support the learning and development of others including Dietetic Assistants, Assistant Practitioners, Student Dietitians, Apprentice Dietitians and other AHPs - Satisfactory DBS clearance - Satisfactory references **Desirable** - Accurate anthropometric skills - Presentation skills - Experience taking minutes or chairing meetings - Experience using electronic documentation systems e.g., EMIS ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the trust vision, goals and values - Knowledge or experience in the reporting of patient safety incidents - Knowledge of current best practice in Dietetics **Desirable** - Providing training or shadowing for other health professionals or trainees - Motivational interviewing and behavioural change training ### Experience **Essential** - Health and Social Care experience, preferably within the NHS - Experience of clinical audit, service development or quality improvement - Enteral feeding or nutrition support experience - Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) **Desirable** - Previous experience working as a Dietitian either in the inpatient or outpatient setting - Experience delivering patient education or health promotion - Experience using e-registration systems for home enteral feed discharges ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with post graduate diploma in Dietetics - Health and Care Professions Council registration for Dietetics **Desirable** - Full member of British Dietetic Association - Mentorship and/or Student Training qualification e.g., SAS training - Any postgraduate study or qualifications relevant to role ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [oh risk assessment (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569507) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [jd and person specification (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569508) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.