Specialist Dietitian
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Join our dynamic team for this exciting opportunity to develop the Dietetics service in Forensic Mental Health and play a key role in tackling health inequalities. This is a 12- months, fixed term role. The successful candidate will work across our low and medium secure forensic hospitals in East London.They will build on existing Dietetic structures, with the opportunity to develop a professional network, create high quality training and manage a complex caseload, alongside a strong physical health team across the hospitals. The successful candidate will access excellent clinical supervision from the Dietetics lead for the Trust.
We have strong professional links to Dietetics teams across ELFT; for additional networking, support and CPD opportunities. Our service is highly supportive of training and CPD opportunities, for professional and career development.
Forensics in ELFT have a strong ethos of interdisciplinary and dynamic working - highly driven by Quality Improvement. We are a CQC "Outstanding" service, within an "Outstanding" trust! Please get in touch with Chouna Smith to discuss the post: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
To develop and lead a nutrition and dietetic service to the ELFT Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Services. To provide expert specialist advice to the service & wider Trust and support staff in the delivery of food and nutrition policies.- To lead the development, implementation and provision of a specialist evidence based nutrition and dietetic service to adult forensic inpatients.
- To take a lead role provide specialist nutrition assessment and care plans for service users.
- To contribute to the development and implementation of clinical standards, policies and procedures for the service.
- To participate in the training of dietetic students and health care professionals in specified areas of nutrition and dietetics.
- To be actively involved in continuing professional development.
- To lead on specific clinical audit projects and contribute to research to inform clinical governance strategy, service development and evidence based practice.
- To educate, train and disseminate information to all healthcare professionals providing nutritional advice for patients.
- To develop and lead nutritional and educational groups for patients across the service
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria- • BSc in Dietetics
- • Masters in a relevant subject or evidence of significant postgraduate study
- • Registration with HCPC
- • Membership of BDA
- • Recognised qualifications in specialist areas relevant to the role
- • Clinical Supervisory Skills training.
- • Quality improvement training
Experience
Essential criteria- • Significant post-qualification experience as a Dietitian
- • Post qualification experience working with learning disabilities or ASD or mental health
- • Participation in service / systems development
- • Substantial supervision experience
- • Experience in clinical governance activities
- • Substantial experience in design and delivery of training
- • Substantial experience working within MDT teams
- • Experience working in forensic / locked settings
- • Experience participating in Quality Improvement projects
- • Participation in research / development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- • Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- • Specialist clinical knowledge in own area
- • Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
- • Safeguarding and its application in practice
- • Demonstrate effective Clinical leadership
- • Clearly articulate the role of the Dietetics to wide and diverse range of people
- • Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
- • Solve complex clinical problems
- • Record complex information accurately and concisely and write reports
- • Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- • Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.
- • Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- • Research and Development Methodology
- • Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and their application in practice.
- • HR policy and procedure
- • Business planning
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London.We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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