Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative and experienced dietitian working in learning disabilities and mental health in a secure inpatient setting. The successful candidate will be a senior and integral member of a diverse and developing multidisciplinary team and will have a experience in working with people with complex learning disabilities and/or mental health conditions.
We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialities. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development.
Main duties of the job
You will be forward thinking and driven to deliver high quality, patient centred care based on advanced clinical knowledge. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments and interventions with individuals with complex dietetic needs including but not limited to nutrition support, AFRID, enteral feeding, dysphagia and chronic health conditions. We are looking for a Dietitian with excellent communication skills as well as organisational and leadership skills to join this innovative and friendly team.
About us
We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday within the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an autonomous, highly specialist dietitian, managing a caseload of service users with mental illness and learning disabilities
To work in a low secure learning disability and autism inpatient unit (Turner ward) providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for service users with complex nutritional and psychological needs.
To provide input and dietetic cover as required across the trust including acute admissions, rehabilitation, older peoples services and also CAMHS.
To ensure that there is dietetic advice to support the monitoring of the Trusts catering contracts and delivery of a positive patient experience at mealtimes.
To provide training to staff and service users and carers on nutritional issues relating to mental health and learning disabilities
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the Dietetic service, holding responsibility for defined projects; working towards improved service quality across the Trust
To provide dietetic advice to support the monitoring of the Trusts catering contracts and delivery of a positive patient experience at mealtimes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an autonomous, highly specialist dietitian, managing a caseload of service users with mental illness and learning disabilities
To work in a low secure learning disability and autism inpatient unit (Turner ward) providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for service users with complex nutritional and psychological needs.
To provide input and dietetic cover as required across the trust including acute admissions, rehabilitation, older peoples services and also CAMHS.
To ensure that there is dietetic advice to support the monitoring of the Trusts catering contracts and delivery of a positive patient experience at mealtimes.
To provide training to staff and service users and carers on nutritional issues relating to mental health and learning disabilities
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the Dietetic service, holding responsibility for defined projects; working towards improved service quality across the Trust
To provide dietetic advice to support the monitoring of the Trusts catering contracts and delivery of a positive patient experience at mealtimes.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Registered as Dietitian with HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- Completion of the BDA Advanced Dietetics in Learning Disabilities course
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience with significant experience working at specialist level
- Experience of carrying a caseload of service users with complex and diverse needs in a learning disability and/or mental health setting
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience related to food provision and catering
- Experience working with mental health service users
- Experience of working with children and/ or adolescents
- Evidence of working in a multi-cultural context
Desirable
- Experience of the supervision of junior staff within a formal supervision scheme
- Evidence of participation in audit/ research
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of professional code of conduct both BDA, HPC and their application practice
- A medical understanding of mental illness & its effects on nutritional status
- Specialist knowledge of mental health dietetics
- Well developed communication skills
- Good organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to use electronic systems for recording clinical information
- Ability to solve complex clinical problems some of which will require immediate resolution
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance as part of the supervision process
- Ability to be flexible, adapting approaches to suit different settings and service users
- Knowledge of professional standards of practice and familiar with principles of clinical governance
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to deliver presentations and train staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
- Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/ or Motivational Interviewing skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Registered as Dietitian with HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- Completion of the BDA Advanced Dietetics in Learning Disabilities course
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience with significant experience working at specialist level
- Experience of carrying a caseload of service users with complex and diverse needs in a learning disability and/or mental health setting
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience related to food provision and catering
- Experience working with mental health service users
- Experience of working with children and/ or adolescents
- Evidence of working in a multi-cultural context
Desirable
- Experience of the supervision of junior staff within a formal supervision scheme
- Evidence of participation in audit/ research
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of professional code of conduct both BDA, HPC and their application practice
- A medical understanding of mental illness & its effects on nutritional status
- Specialist knowledge of mental health dietetics
- Well developed communication skills
- Good organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to use electronic systems for recording clinical information
- Ability to solve complex clinical problems some of which will require immediate resolution
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance as part of the supervision process
- Ability to be flexible, adapting approaches to suit different settings and service users
- Knowledge of professional standards of practice and familiar with principles of clinical governance
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to deliver presentations and train staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
- Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/ or Motivational Interviewing skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
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).
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).
