Job summary
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Dietitian to join our dynamic Dietetics Team within Secure Inpatient Services at Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough. This pivotal role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact across Low and Medium Secure Services, supporting both male and female service users.
As a Senior Dietitian, you will deliver specialist, evidence-based interventions focused on physical health conditions for patients with Severe Mental Illness, Learning Disabilities, and Autism--all within a forensic setting. Your expertise will contribute to improving outcomes for a population with complex needs
Main duties of the job
We're seeking a skilled, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Registered Dietitian with clinical experience in Weight Management, Type 2 Diabetes, and related obesity comorbidities. You'll collaborate closely with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), external partners, and stakeholders, playing a key role in service development, training delivery, and student mentorship. If you're passionate about advancing dietetic care in secure settings and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment--this is your moment to shine. Our Dietetics team is proud to be the largest, most established Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disability Dietetics team in the UK, we have strong professional ties to the British Dietetic Association.
We are supported by a dedicated Professional Head of Dietetics and a robust network of Clinical Specialists and Lead Dietitians fostering excellence and innovation in all areas of practice.
What makes us stand out?
Collaborative Culture: Regular speciality team meetings and full team events to promote skill development, peer support and shared learning.
Tailored Training: We offer bespoke training opportunities designed to meet the complex needs of our patient population.
Structured Support: Our team benefits from a strong clinical management supervision framework.
Commitment to Growth: We actively support continued professional development and lifelong learning.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification in Dietetics
- Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
Desirable
- Post graduate training in relevant specialist area
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the needs of service users with mental health conditions or Learning Disabilities.
- Legal literacy (social work only remove for others)
Desirable
- Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area.
- Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
- Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Dietetic delivery /completion of AYSE for social work (post 2012) pre 2012 evidence of experience in accordance with professional capabilities framework for an experienced social worker
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team (SW essential criteria)
- Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Experience of managing complex Dietetic cases
Skills
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage caseload affectively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification in Dietetics
- Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
Desirable
- Post graduate training in relevant specialist area
Knowledge
Essential
- Understand the needs of service users with mental health conditions or Learning Disabilities.
- Legal literacy (social work only remove for others)
Desirable
- Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area.
- Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
- Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Dietetic delivery /completion of AYSE for social work (post 2012) pre 2012 evidence of experience in accordance with professional capabilities framework for an experienced social worker
Desirable
- Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team (SW essential criteria)
- Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Experience of managing complex Dietetic cases
Skills
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage caseload affectively
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).
