Job summary
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to work as a Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Clinical Specialist Dietitian within the North Yorkshire and York locality, working alongside our MHSOP Lead Dietitian. The clinical aspect of this role is mainly inpatient work, providing dietetic input to patients with a variety of conditions from functional diagnoses such as depression and psychosis to organic diagnoses such as vascular dementia and Alzheimer's dementia.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Registered Dietitian with substantial clinical experience of complex dietetics delivery for those with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and/or autism and have a keen interest in development and knowledge of the national drivers eg NICE guidance for older people including physical health care and nutrition support. As a Clinical Specialist, the post holder will be required to participate in service development, audit, research activities, pathway development, ongoing training of the clinical teams they work into and facilitate student training.
About us
Our 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. Our Dietitians work into Adult Eating disorders, Adult Mental Health, Children and Adolescent Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Secure Inpatient Services. We are supported by our Professional Head of Dietetics and have a large group of highly skilled Clinical Specialist and Lead Dietitians.
We have regular speciality team meetings to develop skills and provide peer support and can provide training and support to engage with the complex needs of the patient group. We have a robust clinical and management supervision structure and support continued professional training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- Registration with HCPC
- M.Sc. in a health-related subject (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- British Dietetic Association accredited course(s)in relevant specialist area
- Behaviour Change Course Level 3 (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course
- Certificate in Food Hygiene (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment(or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
- Trust QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders (or willingness to undertake withinagreed timescale)
- Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (orequivalent)
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and relevant British Dietetic Association specialist group
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial clinical experience in own specialist area
- Experience of leading quality improvement activities
- Participation in service development
- Experience of leading clinical governance activities including clinical audit
- Participation in research and development
- Substantial experience in clinical supervision of staff
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of training
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge in own specialist area
- Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Actand their application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
Desirable
- Business planning process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- Registration with HCPC
- M.Sc. in a health-related subject (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- British Dietetic Association accredited course(s)in relevant specialist area
- Behaviour Change Course Level 3 (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course
- Certificate in Food Hygiene (or willingnessto undertake within agreed timescale)
- Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment(or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
- Trust QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders (or willingness to undertake withinagreed timescale)
- Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (orequivalent)
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and relevant British Dietetic Association specialist group
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial clinical experience in own specialist area
- Experience of leading quality improvement activities
- Participation in service development
- Experience of leading clinical governance activities including clinical audit
- Participation in research and development
- Substantial experience in clinical supervision of staff
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of training
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge in own specialist area
- Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Actand their application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
Desirable
- Business planning process
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Malton/Scarborough/York - flexible on location
Malton/Scarborough/York - flexible on location
YO31 8TA
Employer's website
https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
