Clinical Lead Dietitian

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Forensic service for a Clinical Lead Dietitian, covering Forensic in-patient wards at the Newsam Centre and Clifton House. Both sites are low secure Forensic services, with both male and female in-patient wards.

The post is advertised for 22.5 hours per week; working hours/pattern of 22.5 hours can be further discussed and agreed if successful at interview.

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Enthusiastic about the role of dietetics within mental health services
• Passionate about working with this client group.
• Motivated to educate service users and staff about nutrition and wellbeing and to support with on-going service development and training opportunities within the service.
• Able and willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in the post and would like more information, please contact Amy Pratt (Principle Dietetic Practitioner) via email - amy.pratt3@nhs.net and/or Vicky Search (Clinical Operations Manager - Forensic Community, AHP and Physical Health) via email - vicky.search@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be building on the dietetic continuous improvement work that has started across the Forensic services, working closely with the Forensics physical health team and leadership teams on both sites. They will have a small dietetic caseload, with the focus on dietetic consultation/triage work. The aim of this work will be to make recommendations to guide future nutritional interventions to the wider multi-disciplinary team. Staff and service user nutrition training will be key to this role, working collaboratively to empower cultural change around nutrition, physical health and wellbeing.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leeds & York Forensic Mental Health Service

Newsam Centre / Clifton House - Based across 6 wards

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leeds & York Forensic Mental Health Service

Newsam Centre / Clifton House - Based across 6 wards

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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