Job summary
Are you a Dietitian looking for a new challenge? Or are you a Dietitian already working in mental health looking for a new opportunity to develop and expand your skills? We are looking for a motivated Band 6 Dietitian to join our growing, friendly team.
You will have the opportunity to work across a range of different mental health units within Greater Manchester. You will manage a complex caseload which will include older adults, mother and baby, substance misuse, forensic and adults of working age looking at all aspects of Dietetic care; including weight management, diabetes, nutrition support, enteral feeding, eating disorders and much more. You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team and supervise Dietetic Assistant Practitioners.
The job involves both 1:1 support and groups for service users.
As a Trust, we are keen to promote training and CPD. You will receive all the required training and support in order to be successful in this role.
Main duties of the job
- To receive dietetic referrals from across a wide range of services and to effectively prioritise according to clinical need.
- To provide specialist nutrition assessment and care plans for service users within mental health inpatient services.
- To provide evidence based dietetic interventions and monitor the outcome of those interventions in conjunction with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Conduct and British Dietetic Association (BDA).
- To participate in the Care Programme Approach (CPA), case conferences, MDT and ward rounds where appropriate, providing specialist nutritional advice and care plans.
- To organise and interpret test results, providing advice to the MDT on the management of patients.
- To assess the learning needs and educational ability of service users in order to provide suitable nutritional educational resources.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.
Serving a population of 1.2million people, across one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside prison in reach, substance misuse services, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and inpatient perinatal mental health care.
The Trust employs around 5700 people, who make a difference across 130 locations. Staff at GMMH work to improve lives with a culture based on five core values:
- We are caring and compassionate
- We inspire hope
- We work together
- We value and respect
- We are open and honest
GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health.
We have been rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as 'Outstanding'
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide education and training to health and social care professionals.
- To assess the learning needs of specific service users/carer groups and provide either group or individual education/health promotion sessions where appropriate.
- Deliver appropriate nutrition and education training programmes to carers and staff where appropriate.
- To participate where appropriate in health promotion events across the Trust to raise the importance of nutrition to service users, carers and staff.
- To provide specialist knowledge and staff learning opportunities in the workplace.
- To support the learning programme of student dieticians on clinical placement within the Trust.
- To supervise Dietetic Assistant Practitioners within the Trust.
For the full details of the role, please refer to the attached person specification and job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide education and training to health and social care professionals.
- To assess the learning needs of specific service users/carer groups and provide either group or individual education/health promotion sessions where appropriate.
- Deliver appropriate nutrition and education training programmes to carers and staff where appropriate.
- To participate where appropriate in health promotion events across the Trust to raise the importance of nutrition to service users, carers and staff.
- To provide specialist knowledge and staff learning opportunities in the workplace.
- To support the learning programme of student dieticians on clinical placement within the Trust.
- To supervise Dietetic Assistant Practitioners within the Trust.
For the full details of the role, please refer to the attached person specification and job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills/Experien
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dieetetics of degree and post graduate qualification in Dietetics
Desirable
- British Dietetic Associateion Specialist Course
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical setting
Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills/Experien
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dieetetics of degree and post graduate qualification in Dietetics
Desirable
- British Dietetic Associateion Specialist Course
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical setting
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).
