Specialist Dietician

• Manage a clinical caseload providing effective, and safe dietetic service, using specialist knowledge and skills related to the needs of the patient group.
• Contribute towards the planning, development and direct delivery of dietetic care offered to people admitted to adult and older adult mental health units.
• Receive and promptly respond to referrals.
• Assess patient nutritional risk and interpret relevant blood results, where appropriate.
• Undertake development of nutritional resources to educate and treat people referred to the service.
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care and to work within professional and Trust guidelines and scope of practice.

• In collaboration with colleagues plan and deliver training and development to meet needs identified and act as a resource for specialist information where required related to health promotion and weight management.
• Participate in service development, audit, pathway development and ongoing training needs of the clinical teams under the supervision of the clinical specialist dietitian.
• Network and develop working relationships with relevant staff, liaising closely with professional colleagues to ensure the delivery of excellent quality services.
• Provide clinical supervision for support staff and students as required.
• Work with other dietitians within the Trust and externally to raise the profile of the dietetic profession and promote the dietetics workforce.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

Essential

• BSc in Dietetics or equivalent
• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
• Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent evidence of clinical dietetic development.
• BDA (and mental health sub group) membership
• Active continuing involvement in appropriate CPD