Clinical Lead Dietitian in Chester

Employment Type: Part-time – 18.75 hours per week.

Location: Travel between The Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital, with home visits as needed.

Overview: We are seeking an experienced Band 7 Dietitian to lead our specialist nutrition support service for critically ill and surgical inpatients. This senior role provides expert dietetic assessment and management for patients requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) and complex enteral feeding within ICU and surgical wards. The role is integral to the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist advice that informs clinical decision-making, optimises nutritional status and supports improved patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert dietetic assessment and management for patients requiring PN and complex enteral feeding within ICU and surgical wards.
• Contribute specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team, informing clinical decision-making and optimising nutritional status.
• Lead the dietetic team, supervising junior staff, supporting student training and promoting an evidence-based practice culture.
• Lead on service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred nutrition pathways.
• Communicate complex nutritional information with confidence and autonomy.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Details of recent clinical experience, specialism, qualifications, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and registration are required.
• Strong communication skills, clinical reasoning autonomy and experience managing highly complex nutrition support cases are essential.

Application Requirements:

• Include details of clinical experience, qualifications, CPD and registration.
• Applicants will be required to pay for the DBS check – costs will be deducted from salary over the first three months.
• New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
• The recruitment process is based on competence and values.

Trust and Hospital Sites: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. It works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. The Trust provides services from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital, Ellesmere Port Hospital, and Tarporley War Memorial Hospital.

Benefits / Additional Information: See full job description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence and values. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service; a small annual fee of £16 applies.