Job summary
Are you a multi-skilled Dietitian looking for an exciting and diverse role?
We are seeking an inspirational team leader to support anexpanding team of dietitians who are passionate about their work. This unique role provides a perfect blend of leadership (0.5WTE) with clinical dietetic care (0.5WTE), ensuring you can lead effectively whilst keeping your clinical skills up to date.
Our dietetic team provide high quality care to adults, adolescents and older people through every stage of their recovery journey. This includes on acute admission wards, forensic wards, eating disorder services and specialised units for various needs such as deaf services and the OCD/BDD unit.
We work closely with our AHP colleagues, including Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Exercise Therapists, who together make up the Physical Therapies Department based at Springfield University Hospital. We are a close-knit department with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, working collaboratively to achieve our Service Users' recovery goals.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need a broad range of dietetics skills due to the diverse and complex nature of the client group. You need to be an excellent role model and provide highly effective leadership and mentorship to the team.
Your responsibilities include providing professional leadership for the Dietetic service within the Trust and acting as the deputy for the Head of Therapies. You will also manage a diverse clinical caseload, delivering highly specialised dietetic services to a range of mental health inpatient units. This may encompass acute admissions, secure services, services for older people, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
You will need a positive, solution-focused approach, have experience in service development, proven track record of managing change and excellent communication skills.
You will need to be able to develop good working relationships with a wide range of clinicians and managers.
Informal discussions and visits are welcomed.
Flexible working:
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 in the time frames from 08.00 to 17.00, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
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 ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our location:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
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 provide Professional Leadership for the Dietetic service within the Trust and effective leadership for the dietetic team.
- To deputise for the Head of Therapies
- To lead on and/or contribute to the development of policies related to nutrition and positive service user experience.
- To lead in the planning, development and evaluation of the Dietetic service, holding responsibility for defined projects; working towards improved service quality across the Trust
- To be responsible for the day to day management of aspects of the dietetic service.
- To provide clinical input to designated services within Specialist Services.
- 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 initiate and contribute, as Professional Lead, to the operational and long term strategic management of the Trusts clinical services working autonomously within professional guidelines and broad organisational policies.
- To support research and ensure dissemination of any outcomes within the Trust and nationally.
- To propose and implement policy and service development changes for Dietetic staff in collaboration with operational management, with the support of the Head of Therapies and Heads of Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide Professional Leadership for the Dietetic service within the Trust and effective leadership for the dietetic team.
- To deputise for the Head of Therapies
- To lead on and/or contribute to the development of policies related to nutrition and positive service user experience.
- To lead in the planning, development and evaluation of the Dietetic service, holding responsibility for defined projects; working towards improved service quality across the Trust
- To be responsible for the day to day management of aspects of the dietetic service.
- To provide clinical input to designated services within Specialist Services.
- 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 initiate and contribute, as Professional Lead, to the operational and long term strategic management of the Trusts clinical services working autonomously within professional guidelines and broad organisational policies.
- To support research and ensure dissemination of any outcomes within the Trust and nationally.
- To propose and implement policy and service development changes for Dietetic staff in collaboration with operational management, with the support of the Head of Therapies and Heads of Services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- oMember of the British Dietetic Association
- oCompletion of the BDA clinical supervisory skills course
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of continuing professional and personal development
- oEvidence of post registration training relevant to mental health
- oLeadership and /or Management training
Desirable
- oMember of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- oLeadership Qualification
- oBSL qualification or willingness to work towards a proficient level
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience with significant experience working at specialist level
- oExperience of carrying a caseload of service users with complex and diverse needs in a mental health setting
- oExperience of individual & group work
- oExperience of the supervision of junior staff within a formal supervision scheme.
- oEvidence of specific service development work in a Dietetic team
- oExperience of maintaining a written record of CPD
- oEvidence of working in an MDT & multi-agency environment
- oDietetic experience related to food provision and catering
- oEvidence of working in a multi-cultural context
Desirable
- oExperience of using cognitive behavioural techniques
- oEvidence and experience of working with mental health service users
- oLived experience of mental health problems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- oMember of the British Dietetic Association
- oCompletion of the BDA clinical supervisory skills course
- oHCPC registration
- oEvidence of continuing professional and personal development
- oEvidence of post registration training relevant to mental health
- oLeadership and /or Management training
Desirable
- oMember of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- oLeadership Qualification
- oBSL qualification or willingness to work towards a proficient level
Experience
Essential
- oPost graduate experience with significant experience working at specialist level
- oExperience of carrying a caseload of service users with complex and diverse needs in a mental health setting
- oExperience of individual & group work
- oExperience of the supervision of junior staff within a formal supervision scheme.
- oEvidence of specific service development work in a Dietetic team
- oExperience of maintaining a written record of CPD
- oEvidence of working in an MDT & multi-agency environment
- oDietetic experience related to food provision and catering
- oEvidence of working in a multi-cultural context
Desirable
- oExperience of using cognitive behavioural techniques
- oEvidence and experience of working with mental health service users
- oLived experience of mental health problems
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
