Job summary
We are excited to welcome a passionate and skilled Specialist Dietitian to join our warm and supportive Acorn Day Unit team which is part of the Hertfordshire Community Eating Disorder Service. In this rewarding role, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred dietetic care to our service users. Your responsibilities will include undertaking comprehensive assessments, collaboratively developing meal plans with service users and their carers, and setting meaningful weekly nutritional goals.
As a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will offer expert guidance and training to staff involved in meal support and nutrition-focused interventions, helping to ensure the safe and effective management of any nutrition-related risks. This role also provides opportunities for leadership, with the Dietitian occasionally stepping into a shift-lead position to support the smooth and coordinated running of the service.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and collaborative formulation of a meal plans for people under Acorn Day Unit Collaborative weekly nutritional goal setting with service users.
Providing group nutritional psycho-education within the Acorn Day Unit.
Guidance to team members on supporting weekly nutritional goals.
Nutritional psycho-education to team members.
Contribution to delivery of the Service Specification.
Contribution to service evaluation.
Liaison with dietitians/health or social care colleagues around service users nutrition.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Dietitian will:
Provide specialist assessment of nutrition of those under the care of under of the and the Acorn Day Unit.
Provide dietetic input over a range of mediums and in different locations.
In collaboration with service users and carers the Dietician will formulate a meal plan and set weekly goals related to improving nutrition with the aim of a 0.5kg weight restoration Use high level skills to identify and overcome barriers to nutritional change using interviewing, counselling, and motivational skills. This will require well developed skills in negotiation, persuasion, tact and diplomacy.
Guide staff supporting delivery of nutritional goals.
Be responsible for the development and delivery of an evidenced based dietetic service under the Acorn Day Unit.
Work collaboratively with CEDS and any other health providers working with service users.
Provide nutritional psycho- education to service users and carers Work closely with the Acorn Day Unit nurse practitioner, and team lead to ensure any risks associated with nutritional changes are managed safely.
Participate in the teams clinical meetings.
Participate in other service user meetings as required/appropriate (CEDS team meeting, ward meetings, CPAs, etc.) Contribute to delivery of the Acorn Day Unit service specification including contributing to data collection and evaluation.
Participate in clinical, managerial, and professional supervision.
Maintaining registration to required professional bodies.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Dietitian will:
Provide specialist assessment of nutrition of those under the care of under of the and the Acorn Day Unit.
Provide dietetic input over a range of mediums and in different locations.
In collaboration with service users and carers the Dietician will formulate a meal plan and set weekly goals related to improving nutrition with the aim of a 0.5kg weight restoration Use high level skills to identify and overcome barriers to nutritional change using interviewing, counselling, and motivational skills. This will require well developed skills in negotiation, persuasion, tact and diplomacy.
Guide staff supporting delivery of nutritional goals.
Be responsible for the development and delivery of an evidenced based dietetic service under the Acorn Day Unit.
Work collaboratively with CEDS and any other health providers working with service users.
Provide nutritional psycho- education to service users and carers Work closely with the Acorn Day Unit nurse practitioner, and team lead to ensure any risks associated with nutritional changes are managed safely.
Participate in the teams clinical meetings.
Participate in other service user meetings as required/appropriate (CEDS team meeting, ward meetings, CPAs, etc.) Contribute to delivery of the Acorn Day Unit service specification including contributing to data collection and evaluation.
Participate in clinical, managerial, and professional supervision.
Maintaining registration to required professional bodies.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in nutrition and dietetics
- Health Professions Council Registration
- Evidence of further professional development
- British Dietetic Association Registration
Desirable
- Additional Training in the field of eating disorders
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing and delivering tailored evidence based dietetic interventions
- Experience of motivating people when there are barriers to making change
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with eating disorders
- Knowledge of complications/risks to those who have an eating disorder
- Awareness of NICE recommended interventions for those with an eating disorder
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in nutrition and dietetics
- Health Professions Council Registration
- Evidence of further professional development
- British Dietetic Association Registration
Desirable
- Additional Training in the field of eating disorders
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing and delivering tailored evidence based dietetic interventions
- Experience of motivating people when there are barriers to making change
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with eating disorders
- Knowledge of complications/risks to those who have an eating disorder
- Awareness of NICE recommended interventions for those with an eating disorder
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.
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.
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Acorn Day Unit, Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. AL8 6HG
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
