Job summary
Are you looking at taking the next step in your clinical and leadership career as a clinical lead dietitian?
This is an opportunity to diversify and expand your skill set as a dietitian to work within and across multidisciplinary wards teams within the care units of adult mental health and older persons Care unit (OPCU) to enable and drive high quality effective, accessible dietetic expertise and management.
The roles covers Highbury Hospital and Sherwood Oaks
Main duties of the job
While experience in mental health is advantageous for the candidate, we also encourage applications from those with other transferable skills. You should be adaptable, enjoy variety, and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively. We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivated dietetic clinical lead to make a difference to the lives of our patients.
Therefore, applicants should have:
Proven clinical, leadership and professional skills to shape and drive specialist dietetic input in the areas of adult and older persons mental health.
A collaborative approach engaging ward team members and others.
An aptitude to promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision, and support to develop staff.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for their own complex caseload providing highly specialist dietetic assessment, formulation and diagnosis, intervention and advice based on evidence-based practice.
The post holder will lead on strategic developments within adult mental health dietetics with their line manager and dietetic professional lead. They will also lead on the development and delivery of dietetic training and professional mentorship
The post holder will deliver nutritional guidance and preventative information, working to empower parents, carers, other professionals and agencies.
The post holder will work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person-centred services.
Please see attached job description and person specification.
Whilst this role is full time part-time options can be considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for their own complex caseload providing highly specialist dietetic assessment, formulation and diagnosis, intervention and advice based on evidence-based practice.
The post holder will lead on strategic developments within adult mental health dietetics with their line manager and dietetic professional lead. They will also lead on the development and delivery of dietetic training and professional mentorship
The post holder will deliver nutritional guidance and preventative information, working to empower parents, carers, other professionals and agencies.
The post holder will work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person-centred services.
Please see attached job description and person specification.
Whilst this role is full time part-time options can be considered.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) degree or postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Master (MSc) in Dietetics
- HCPC registration
Training
Essential
- Range of relevant CPD training and qualifications with respect to specialist knowledge of dietetic professional interventions and evaluations.
- Leadership training
- Training as a clinical educator
Desirable
- Specific mental health dietetic training
- Relevant post graduate Master modules or completed programme
Experience
Essential
- Experience of complex caseload of adults with mental health conditions and cognitive impairments requiring dietetic interventions such as nutritional support, weight management, diabetes management, and disordered eating.
- Experience with risk assessment and effective risk management strategies as a dietitian working in mental health.
- Experience of effective working within MDT settings
- Experience of designing and delivering learning and development opportunities for a range of staff and students
- Experience in leading and supporting others
Desirable
- Experience leading or managing project work
- Experience of research, quality improvement and service evaluation
- Experience of working collaboratively across teams or services as a dietitian
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate applied specialist clinical knowledge. Including areas of: onutritional support including oral and enteral feeding oWeight management oDisordered eating oRestriction of food and/or fluid oManagement of refeeding syndrome
- Knowledge of national policy and guidelines and application to practice as a dietitian
Desirable
- Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management.
Skills
Essential
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills
- Evidence of a being team builder and team member
- Extensive experience of supporting other staff and students
- Motivated and motivates others
Desirable
- Skills demonstrated in managing a project or service initiatives
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between two sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) degree or postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Master (MSc) in Dietetics
- HCPC registration
Training
Essential
- Range of relevant CPD training and qualifications with respect to specialist knowledge of dietetic professional interventions and evaluations.
- Leadership training
- Training as a clinical educator
Desirable
- Specific mental health dietetic training
- Relevant post graduate Master modules or completed programme
Experience
Essential
- Experience of complex caseload of adults with mental health conditions and cognitive impairments requiring dietetic interventions such as nutritional support, weight management, diabetes management, and disordered eating.
- Experience with risk assessment and effective risk management strategies as a dietitian working in mental health.
- Experience of effective working within MDT settings
- Experience of designing and delivering learning and development opportunities for a range of staff and students
- Experience in leading and supporting others
Desirable
- Experience leading or managing project work
- Experience of research, quality improvement and service evaluation
- Experience of working collaboratively across teams or services as a dietitian
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate applied specialist clinical knowledge. Including areas of: onutritional support including oral and enteral feeding oWeight management oDisordered eating oRestriction of food and/or fluid oManagement of refeeding syndrome
- Knowledge of national policy and guidelines and application to practice as a dietitian
Desirable
- Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management.
Skills
Essential
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills
- Evidence of a being team builder and team member
- Extensive experience of supporting other staff and students
- Motivated and motivates others
Desirable
- Skills demonstrated in managing a project or service initiatives
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between two sites.
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).
