Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a 0.5 WTE (18.75 hours per week) Band 6 Dietitian for a 2-year fixed term contractto join an expanding small and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team providing intensive support for autistic people accessing NSFT mental health services across Norfolk and Waveney.
You will be qualified Dietitian registered with the HCPC with at least 2 years clinical experience. Within this service you will be working clinically with a small caseload of autistic service users who are struggling with their mental health and presenting frequently within our urgent and emergency care pathways.
The overarching aim of the Autism Intensive Support (AIS) team are to reduce the number of and length of stay for autistic people in acute inpatient settings. The AIS team provide an intensive recovery-oriented approach, which is trauma-informed and autism-friendly to autistic service users directly and undertake consultation, supervision, and training of NSFT colleagues to improve the confidence and skill of mainstream mental health community and ward staff to deliver autism informed care.
The AIS team are based at the Weaver's Centre at Hellesdon Hospital, alongside the central locality crisis and home treatment team.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a multidisciplinary intensive support team to deliver short-term, targeted dietetic input to stabilise nutritional intake, prevent deterioration, and support individuals to remain in the community.
To manage a small caseload, assess and treat nutritional presentations which may include highly restricted diets, sensory-based food avoidance, disordered eating, malnutrition and obesity.
Provide consultation and signposting advice to the MDT, other mental health teams and the wider health and social care community.
This is a new team working with a small cohort of service users and we will be evaluating its impact. This will include feeding back to our commissioners in terms of clinical and social recovery outcomes for the service users. We will also be measuring the impact of the interventions in terms of service utilisation data.
This post will suit someone who has a passion for working with autistic people, is excited about the prospect of doing something new and different and has confidence in handling data and producing reports. You will be working with specialist staff, within a growing multidisciplinary team, including a clinical nurse specialist, consultant clinical psychologist, psychological therapist and clinical psychologist, and other Allied Health Professionals.
You would be well supported and supervised by experienced Specialist Dietitians working in mental health and eating disorders. You will also benefit from AHP leadership support.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this team covers a large geographical area, this role requires the ability to travel independently across Norfolk and Waveney to meet strict time deadlines for home visits, meetings, and appointments within community and inpatient services. You will therefore need to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Access to pool cars is a possibility. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet these specified criteria.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this team covers a large geographical area, this role requires the ability to travel independently across Norfolk and Waveney to meet strict time deadlines for home visits, meetings, and appointments within community and inpatient services. You will therefore need to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Access to pool cars is a possibility. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet these specified criteria.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Nutrition and Dietetics Degree at BSc or MSc level
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
Knowledge
Essential
- General knowledge of mental health conditions and/or autism
- Knowledge of common nutritional interventions for autistic people
Desirable
- An understanding of the complex needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and/or neurodiversity
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years experience of working clinically either in a hospital or community setting and of working with an Eating Disorders service.
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health
- Experience of working with complex eating presentations
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs and team requirements.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Nutrition and Dietetics Degree at BSc or MSc level
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
Knowledge
Essential
- General knowledge of mental health conditions and/or autism
- Knowledge of common nutritional interventions for autistic people
Desirable
- An understanding of the complex needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and/or neurodiversity
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years experience of working clinically either in a hospital or community setting and of working with an Eating Disorders service.
Desirable
- Experience of working in mental health
- Experience of working with complex eating presentations
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs and team requirements.
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).
