Specialist Learning Disability Dietitian

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are delighted to announce an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Specialist Dietitian to work across County Durham and Darlington Community Adult Learning Disability teams. This busy and rewarding post will provide a rare opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills in the specialist field of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful post holder to be instrumental in continuing to develop our LD dietetic service in the region, under the guidance of an LD Lead dietitian and alongside a Band 4 Associate Practitioner and Band 5 Dietitian.

This role has a strong emphasis on the management of obesity and associated long term health problems, oral nutrition support and health promotion. Our Trust is part of a regional weight management plan "A Weight Off Your Mind" which aims to address the weight management needs of people with mental illness and/or learning disabilities in our care. We recognise this is a health inequality issue and we want to bring the physical health, life expectancy and quality of life of our service users in line with those of the general population. The successful post holder will be enthusiastic about working with this client group; have a warm, compassionate manner and an appreciation of the challenges that individuals with an LD experience.

Main duties of the job

This role requires excellent time management and organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

The successful candidate would need to be capable of independent travel. Staff Wellbeing is a Trust Priority and we support maintaining a positive work life balance.

In addition to a robust clinical and managerial supervision structure, we have bi-monthly speciality dietetic team meetings to develop your skills and to provide peer support. The post holder will have access to both formal and informal training and will be supported to engage with the complex needs of this client group. There are regular opportunities to network with colleagues; to share best practice; and to celebrate our successes as a profession working within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. Dietitians within TEWV work closely with other health care professionals and Multi-disciplinary team work is integral to dietetic care. Our Trust is committed to providing first class Continuous Professional Development (CPD). With this role, comes the opportunity to participate in policy development, audit, research activities, pathway development, staff and student training. We offer placements for students on the MSc pre-registration course in Dietetics at Teesside University. This is a very exciting new development for our local area. We are keen to support involvement in student training.

About us

TEWV provides specialist care across Teesside, Darlington, County Durham, North Yorkshire and the Vale of York. The successful post holder will be a valued part of a supportive, wider dietetic team which covers Adult Mental Health, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Eating Disorders, Mental Health Services for Older People and Secure Inpatient Services. The dynamic dietetic team is supported by our Professional Head of Dietetics and highly skilled Lead dietitians. The TEWV Dietetic Team is the largest and most established specialist Mental Health and Learning Disability dietetic team in the UK and has strong links with the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Mental Health Specialist Group of the BDA.

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDL-048-23

Job locations

Lanchester Road Hospital (however base in negotiable)

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Some of the benefits for staff working in the Trust include:

  • Travel:Free parking, car sharing scheme (via Lift Share), Business Car Lease Scheme, Non Business Use Car Lease Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Staff Wellbeing:Access to Trust gyms, rapid access to an independent counselling service, rapid access to physiotherapy, Occupational Health Services, free flu vaccinations at/near your place of work, dedicated Employee Support Service, Mindfulness Training, access to the Employee Psychology Service and Staff Retreats.
  • Rewarding Employment Practices:Staff Compact, career development, Quality Improvement Systems (QIS), ability to purchase additional annual leave, career breaks, flexible working, Investors in People, childcare vouchers, nursery provision, pre-retirement provision, retirement gift, access to canteens and coffee shops, access to the Chaplaincy Service, staff surveys/experience, staff awards, long service recognition award and gift, Christmas savings club, staff lottery and access to Health Service Discounts

For further information, please contact Professional Head of Dietetics, Angela Norris (angela.norris1@nhs.net).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.

Some of the benefits for staff working in the Trust include:

  • Travel:Free parking, car sharing scheme (via Lift Share), Business Car Lease Scheme, Non Business Use Car Lease Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Staff Wellbeing:Access to Trust gyms, rapid access to an independent counselling service, rapid access to physiotherapy, Occupational Health Services, free flu vaccinations at/near your place of work, dedicated Employee Support Service, Mindfulness Training, access to the Employee Psychology Service and Staff Retreats.
  • Rewarding Employment Practices:Staff Compact, career development, Quality Improvement Systems (QIS), ability to purchase additional annual leave, career breaks, flexible working, Investors in People, childcare vouchers, nursery provision, pre-retirement provision, retirement gift, access to canteens and coffee shops, access to the Chaplaincy Service, staff surveys/experience, staff awards, long service recognition award and gift, Christmas savings club, staff lottery and access to Health Service Discounts

For further information, please contact Professional Head of Dietetics, Angela Norris (angela.norris1@nhs.net).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in nutrition support and weight management

Desirable

  • Experience of working with clients with mental health and/or a learning disability

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to solve complex clinical problems

Desirable

  • Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing skills.

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Knowledge of health inequalities in LD

Qualifications

Essential

  • B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
  • Registration with HCPC
  • British Dietetic Association accredited course(s) in relevant specialist area (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.
  • Behaviour Change Course Level 1 (or willing to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Certificate in Food Hygiene (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in nutrition support and weight management

Desirable

  • Experience of working with clients with mental health and/or a learning disability

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to solve complex clinical problems

Desirable

  • Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing skills.

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Knowledge of health inequalities in LD

Qualifications

Essential

  • B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
  • Registration with HCPC
  • British Dietetic Association accredited course(s) in relevant specialist area (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.
  • Behaviour Change Course Level 1 (or willing to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Certificate in Food Hygiene (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lanchester Road Hospital (however base in negotiable)

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5RD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lanchester Road Hospital (however base in negotiable)

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5RD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Dietitian, Adult Learning Disabilities

Kayleigh Grainger

kayleigh.grainger2@nhs.net

07827553031

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDL-048-23

Job locations

Lanchester Road Hospital (however base in negotiable)

Lanchester Road

Durham

DH1 5RD


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