Dietician

Job summary

Empower Your Career and Make a Difference

If you are a Dietitian passionate about mental health care and looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading healthcare organization, The Priory Hospital offers a fulfilling and rewarding career path. You will join a team that is not only dedicated to improving patient outcomes but also values the development and wellbeing of its staff.

Become part of a team that changes lives daily in an environment where your skills are valued, your career growth is supported, and your work-life balance is respected.

Join usand be at the forefront of mental health care, where your expertise in dietetics will contribute to the holistic and integrated treatment of individuals in recovery. Together, we can continue to achieve excellence in mental health care, inspire innovation, and deliver real value to those in need.

Main duties of the job

Nutritional Assessment:

• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments, considering patient needs and medical history and imbalances.

Treatment Planning:

• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to develop evidence-based nutritional treatment plans.
• Integrate dietary interventions into overall patient care plans.

Patient Education:

• Address the relationship between nutrition and mental health, especially in eating disorders.

Counselling and Support:

• Conduct individual and group counselling sessions addressing emotional aspects of food-related behaviours.
• Offer ongoing support, fostering positive therapeutic relationships.

Monitoring andDocumentation:

• Regularly monitor and evaluate patient nutritional status, adjusting treatment plans as needed.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient interactions.

Collaboration with MDT:

• Actively participate in team meetings, contributing insights for cohesive patient-centred care.
• Collaborate with various healthcare professionals to ensure an integrated approach.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Crisis Intervention:

• Provide nutritional support during crisis situations.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure patient safety and
• well-being.

Contribution to Quality Improvement:

• Contribute to the development of best practices in dietetics.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

About us

The Priory support all their staff to seek out continuing professional development activities and encourage staff to pursue additional training internal and external, for their role. The Priory team promote staff wellbeing and are friendly, approachable and supportive which is one of the greatest assets of the hospital. All staff are listened to, encouraged, supported and empowered to make a difference in patients lives and their own.

The Priory Hospital sits on the edge of the New Forest, it is the ideal therapeutic environment for patients in recovery.

The Priory Hospital has 3 wards, 2 adult acute wards and a specialist Eating Disorder ward.

All wards have a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to effectively provide a holistic approach to treatment. The MDT consists of psychiatrists, speciality doctors, RGN/RMN, HCAs, OT, Psychology, dietetics and social work.