NHS - Clinical Lead Dietitian
Job overview
This post provides an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician to work on our Adult Mental Health Wards, based across two sites (Highbury in Bulwell, Nottingham & Sherwood Oaks in Mansfield).
The post holder will work across nine wards taking referrals to support the nutritional needs of our mental health patients holding a varied caseload with dynamic needs.
This post holder will be an autonomous working as a sole practitioner working closely with the MDT and will be supported as part of the Inpatient Therapy Team, which consists of Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists and a Physiotherapist.It is also supported by a Professional Lead Dietitian across the care group and Care Group AHP Lead.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead Dietitian will be responsible for the integration and provision of a comprehensive and quality dietetic service for all AMH inpatients. The post holder will use expert knowledge and experience to educate and support patients and their carers regarding their dietary management.The post holder will provide specialist nutritional and dietetic advice, support, clinical assessment and education to patients/carers, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The Clinical Lead Dietitian will contribute to further service development, policy writing and lead on delegated service development projects.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details regarding the essential criteria can be found in the job description & person specification.
Person specification
Physical requirementsDriver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County
Skills & knowledge
Essential criteriaExperience of working in an MDT
Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres, Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals including Student Dietitians.
Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations; prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteriaMotivational interviewing skills
Experience
Essential criteria
Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.
Qualification
Essential criteria
Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education
Desirable criteriaLeadership course
Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Member of British Dietetic Specialist Group e.g. mental health.Completed student education training
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Person specification
Travelling
Essential criteria- Driver with use of vehicle to enable them to be mobile within the County
Skills & knowledge
Essential criteria- Experience of staff appraisal, recruitment and performance management
- Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT.
- Ability to work with patients in possibly emotionally changed atmospheres.
- Advanced behaviour change skills.
- Experience of teaching colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience of training and assessing Student Dietitians.
- Involved in continuing to develop their practice as a Dietitian, to remain competent in clinical practice.
- Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
- Demonstrates own continuing professional development through knowledge of and implementation of the PAD process and competency framework as appropriate.
- Excellent communication skills including basic counselling skills
- Excellent IT skills, including e-mail, web browsing and word processing
- Ability to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations
- Ability to communicate complex concepts in a manner relevant to the audience
- Ability to prioritise and manage own and others caseload.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
- Motivational interviewing skills
Previous experience
Essential criteria- Post registration clinical experience obtained within a range of acute /community /social care settings. Experience of teaching groups. Work involving contact with people.
Qualification
Essential criteria- Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
- Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education
- Leadership course
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Member of a Specialist Group e.g mental health.
- Completed student education training.
Special requirements
Essential criteria- Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post Possible evening/weekend sessions (occasional)
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
- The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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