Dietitian inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED MON 4 NOV 2024

Be part of our passionate dietetic team at MFT where we empower people to achieve their goals, feel better & live longer. Here 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 Teaching Hospital (WTWA) and Trafford General Hospital (TGH), you'll be close to vibrant Manchester, enjoying its culture and excellent transport links. Whilst also working in the relatively calm surroundings of suburban hospitals.

As we work together to improve the health of our local community & those accessing our regional specialist services. You & your patients will benefit from the biggest electronic record system & innovative online patient portal.

As an inspiring & 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, advanced their clinical competencies & expanded their educator abilities.

Whether beginning your band 7 competencies or applying with a wealth of leadership experience you will be highly supported with regular personal development meetings and peer support from other dietetic team leaders.

With advanced clinical knowledge, interpersonal skills, & leadership qualities you will be responsible for the delivery of dietetics in diabetes, lipid disorders, and respiratory weight management, across the two sites. Alongside your team you'll support individuals to self-manage conditions such as Type 1, Type 2, Type 3c or gestational diabetes. Deliver structured education such as DAFNE or offer sessions on Carbohydrate Counting. You'll work with the Diabetes MDT to offer the latest technology including, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, or Open & Closed Loop Pumps.The team also provide a lipid MDT clinic & weight management services for the Sleep & Asthma MDT, with opportunities to develop dietetic services for the Northwest Ventilation Service. Evaluating & improving services to ensure effective, evidence-based, quality care.A highly experienced autonomous practitioner with a recognised dietetics degree or equivalent & registered with the HCPC; you'll assess the nutritional condition of patients with complex needs, make comprehensive dietetic diagnoses, request tests, give treatment options, & provide evidenced-based advice. As the consistent practitioner, you'll review outcomes, & adapt care plans to facilitate patient centred goals.

Nutritional expert in your field you'll provide supervision to post & pre-registration dietitians. Proposing learning opportunities, contributing to competency achievement, & coaching them to advance their own professional practice.

About us

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT 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, email our team at

Were looking forward to hearing from you!