Specialist Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders Dietitian

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Specialist Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders Dietitian

The closing date is 15 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease (AIMD) team here at Salford. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian interested in developing new skills and experiences in a rare and interesting area of dietetic practice.

You should be experienced, motivated and proactive team player with excellent communication skills to undertake this specialist role. You will need to work effectively with patients, carers and a wide range of health and non-health professionals in both the hospital and community. You will also require good all-round IT skills.

You will be supported by the other dietitians within the department to learn and develop knowledge and understanding of IMDs and to apply your current knowledge to meet the needs of the patients, carers and other health professionals involved in patient care. This will include developing individually tailored effective dietetic care plans, within the boundaries of your role and working closely with the other members of the IMD MDT. Applications are welcomed from candidates who do not have previous experience in metabolic dietetics.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to the dietetic management of adult inherited metabolic disorders. This will include managing your own caseload to cover a range of dietetic needs (including weight management, nutrition support, enteral feeding, renal, diabetes and gastro as well as actively engaging in learning to provide specialist dietetic input to manage patients with AIMDs).

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenges and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Education

• BSc, PgD or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics
• State Registered Dietitian with the HCPC
• Evidence of post-graduate training
• BDA accredited behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills courses

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Minimum 18 months post-graduate registration clinical dietetic experience
• Experience working within the NHS.
• Good standard of dietetic knowledge applied at a high level of competency and professional practice to range of clinical conditions
• Experience of actively managing own caseload
• Experience of working in an outpatient setting
• Experience of working as a member of an MDT
• Experience of team working

Skills and Abilities

• Skills and experience of working with others both internal to external to organisation
• Evidence of CPD

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.