Inpatient Mental Health Dietitian

o To provide specialist nutrition advice/input and training throughout mental health and learning disabilities (LD) services within the Trust

o To provide a Trust wide Nutrition and Dietetic Service for mental health and LD and work as an autonomous practitioner and with supervision from the lead Dietitian.

o To work with catering services to ensure the Trust's catering provisions are fit for purpose and meet national guidelines for hospital food standards

o To provide dietetic assessments and interventions to individuals or groups of clients with mental illness or learning disabilities

o To provide clinical supervision and support to Dietetic Students

o To carry out delegated tasks in policy and service development reviews

Clinical

Use analytical and judgmental skills to plan safe, effective and appropriate individualised dietetic treatment based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options

To plan and deliver nutrition education and training of other health professionals, catering colleagues, and associated patient groups on a regular basis.

To undertake individual dietary assessments as required, and produce specialist 1-1 treatment plans for dietetic patients

Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication.

To deliver a quality assured service in line with the departments agreed Standards of Care and evidence-based practice

To assess and document all patient information as per Trust health records policy, BDA code of conduct and HCPC standards of practice

Professional

Responsible for collecting and inputting the appropriate clinical information for activity monitoring

To participate in clinical governance and audit

To work in accordance with agreed objectives and uphold professional standards

To liaise with other colleagues of all disciplines to ensure good communication and effective service delivery

To continue with personal development in order to maintain and develop knowledge, skills and competence in therapeutic nutrition and dietetics

To participate in student training

To be involved in service improvement, innovation and research initiatives in order to facilitate enhanced patient care

To comply with statutory registration requirements as appropriate to your profession

Works with managers and colleagues to identify, manage and minimise risks within the overall organisational risk management frameworks. This includes understanding and applying knowledge of clinical role in safeguarding and incident management

Acts as an advocate for patients and their families/carers recognising the boundaries of their clinical knowledge; liaising and referring on to other services / agencies as required

Undertakes any training required to develop or maintain their proficiency within the clinical area and demonstrates competence within professional body requirements

Reflects on and evaluates own practice and identifies areas of development by setting appropriate objectives via appraisal and clinical supervision

Is committed to delivering and sharing learning opportunities with students, team members and other agencies in order to develop self and others

Leadership

Ensures that a professional service and image is maintained at all time, thereby acting as a role model to all staff

Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with direct reportee(s) and other key individuals across the organisation.

Ensures the effective and efficient use of resources within their own sphere of responsibility.

Demonstrates clinical leadership in everyday practice through identifying creative and innovative solutions, engaging in leadership development appropriate to level and encouraging development as part of the team.

In the absence of senior clinicians, the post holder will be able to delegate, organise and prioritise to ensure the safe delivery of the service including the management of referrals and discharges utilising locally agreed support mechanisms e.g. on call manager

Demonstrates resilience when responding to challenge, change and complex or difficult situations

Inspires others to be positive in their support of continuous improvement.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Qualifications

Experience