Job summary
Be part of our passionate dietetic team at MFT where we have vision & motivation to empower people to achieve their goals, feel better & live longer. You'll be a highly valued member of our amazingly diverse seventy strong dietetic team, who make a real difference across 4 hospital sites.
Based at Wythenshawe Hospital, you'll be close to vibrant Manchester, enjoying its culture and excellent transport links; whilst working in a suburban hospital. As we work together to improve the services provided to our local community & those accessing our regional specialist services, you & your patients will benefit from the biggest electronic record system & innovative online patient portal.
Here, you can really grow with the knowledge & guidance shared by our multi-sited dietetic working groups. As an inspiring and organised individual, you will drive forward quality improvement, governance activities, staff health initiatives & pre or post registration training. Want more opportunities, consider the career paths of your colleagues who have developed their leadership skills, accessed research opportunities, undertaken a non-medical prescribing course, advanced their clinical competencies & expanded their educator abilities.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the allergy team at Wythenshawe Hospital, you will provide highly specialist dietetic assessment & management for patients presenting with a range of allergic conditions, including food allergy & intolerances, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, anaphylaxis, & complex dietary needs. You will deliver both face-to-face & virtual dietetic-led clinics, ensuring patients receive timely, evidence-based advice & support.
Contributing to diagnostic pathways, you will support patients with oral food challenges & supervised reintroduction programmes, working closely with the wider allergy team. With strong specialist skills, excellent communication & a passion for service development, this role provides an excellent platform for those wishing to further develop leadership capabilities within a specialist area.
The role also includes developing & reviewing patient information resources, participating in audit & research activity & contributing to continuous quality improvement within the service. You will also offer expert advice and education to colleagues across the Trust, supporting the planning of hospital allergy training and policy development, and play an active role in providing clinical supervision to help develop allied health professionals.
To support your own ongoing development, we offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, clinical supervision & specialist training & you will also receive regular personal development meetings.
About us
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming one stop hub gives you a real sense of who we are what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Supporting Documents section and once opened, you can where either scan QR code or click on the link provided.Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming one stop hub gives you a real sense of who we are what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Supporting Documents section and once opened, you can where either scan QR code or click on the link provided.Closing vacancy listings early We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) or post graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current registration with HCPC
- Qualification or evidence of working towards a Masters in area of specialisation
Desirable
- Higher level degree eg Masters in relevant clinical area or in Clinical Leadership/Management/Education
- Teaching qualification
- Current membership of BDA
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post graduate dietetic experience
- In-depth knowledge to expert level of nutrition support, including complex enteral and parenteral feeding regimes and the specific requirements of hypercatabolic ICU patients
- Experience in a clinical supervisory role, providing support and guidance to junior members of staff and students
- Evidence of contribution to service improvement
- Evidence of CPD to comply with HPC requirements for registration
- Experience of policy and/or protocol development
- Experience in development and delivery of teaching and learning programmes at under and post-graduate level
- Evidence of successful change management
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of managing a team including recruitment, selection and appraisal
- Clinical experience within critical care, burns, burns critical care, tissue viability or cardiothoracic including transplant
- Clinical research experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and settings
- Presentation skills to demonstrate effective and efficient work
- Evidence of effective working with MDT and multi-agency teams
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and meet deadlines despite repeated interruptions
- Accurate anthropometric measuring skills
- Competency in IT Office programmes and dietary analysis software
- Well developed behaviour change and counselling skills
- Ability to synthesise and analyse complex clinical and theoretical information
- Able to work autonomously
- Problem solving skills
Desirable
- Publishing track record
- Evidence of presentations/lectures
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of clinical governance
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) or post graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current registration with HCPC
- Qualification or evidence of working towards a Masters in area of specialisation
Desirable
- Higher level degree eg Masters in relevant clinical area or in Clinical Leadership/Management/Education
- Teaching qualification
- Current membership of BDA
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post graduate dietetic experience
- In-depth knowledge to expert level of nutrition support, including complex enteral and parenteral feeding regimes and the specific requirements of hypercatabolic ICU patients
- Experience in a clinical supervisory role, providing support and guidance to junior members of staff and students
- Evidence of contribution to service improvement
- Evidence of CPD to comply with HPC requirements for registration
- Experience of policy and/or protocol development
- Experience in development and delivery of teaching and learning programmes at under and post-graduate level
- Evidence of successful change management
- Experience of audit
Desirable
- Experience of managing a team including recruitment, selection and appraisal
- Clinical experience within critical care, burns, burns critical care, tissue viability or cardiothoracic including transplant
- Clinical research experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and settings
- Presentation skills to demonstrate effective and efficient work
- Evidence of effective working with MDT and multi-agency teams
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and meet deadlines despite repeated interruptions
- Accurate anthropometric measuring skills
- Competency in IT Office programmes and dietary analysis software
- Well developed behaviour change and counselling skills
- Ability to synthesise and analyse complex clinical and theoretical information
- Able to work autonomously
- Problem solving skills
Desirable
- Publishing track record
- Evidence of presentations/lectures
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of clinical governance
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Understanding of team dynamics
- Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
