Specialist Dietitian for Tier 2 - Adult Mental Health

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic Dietitian with excellent team-working skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge, working as part of specialist team, supporting a complex and varied caseload of individuals with a number of different nutritional diagnoses?

Dietetic experience is required in a relevant area, an Annex 21 contract will be considered.

An opportunity has arisen to join our forward thinking, dynamic and well respected Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Dietetic team in ABUHB.

The post-holder will have some experience of working with individuals with mental illness and will have a compassionate and flexible approach to Dietetic care. They will be encouraged and supported to engage in clinical supervision and ongoing training as part of enhancing their skill set, development and well-being.

As a service we pride ourselves on being a supportive team, promoting staff wellbeing and work life balance. We welcome applicants wishing to discuss opportunities for flexible and remote working.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Specialist Band 6 Dietitian to work within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Tier 2 Adult Mental Health Services.

The post-holder will be responsible for Dietetic input to a number of the community mental health teams and tier 2 adult specialist mental health wards across Gwent

The post-holder will need an awareness of the main psychological therapies and treatments for a range of mental health conditions and an interest in ongoing development of their knowledge and skills.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a good experience, knowledge and understanding of common mental health conditions and have some experience of working with this population.

You will work alongside the adult multidisciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech therapists and psychiatrists, and contribute to the assessment and care of adults at the different stages of their mental health difficulties including individual, group, community and specialist adult ward in-patient care.

You will be expected to travel to a range of sites, and work both face to face and electronically to allow improved access for families and care closer to home.

The post holder will join a team of committed clinicians who strive to provide high quality care to adults whilst protecting staff wellbeing and development.

Your professional base will be with ABUHB St Cadoc's Dietetics team.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.