Highly Specialist Dietitian - Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

Highly Specialist Dietitian - Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing Date: 06.01.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 07.01.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 13.01.25

Highly Specialist Dietitian Team Leader - Learning Disabilities and Mental Health (LD/MH)

Band 6 to 7 progression post

Permanent

Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Service

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking dietitian, looking to develop their leadership and management skills, to join our learning disability and mental health team.

You will join a growing team of dietitians/specialist dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners providing specialist community learning disability (including enteral feeding) and in-patient/out-reach mental health services within our partner organisation Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

Main duties of the job

You will have a drive to develop yourself and others to improve patient care and deliver the values of Bradford Nutrition and Dietetic Services - Leading Nutrition, Valuing People and Showing Our Worth.

Closely supported by the clinical lead dietitian for LD/MH you will follow our departmental professional development framework to develop the skills and competencies necessary to become a highly specialist dietitian team leader. You will hold a specialist mental health in-patient caseload and recent relevant experience in mental health is therefore desirable.

You will have a key role within the Trust Nutrition Improvement Working Group leading the development of nutrition policies, menu planning and clinical audit to deliver the Trust Nutrition Strategy.

Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams in the specialist service areas you will have the opportunity to gain experience in line management, leadership, service improvement and further develop your clinical skills in learning disabilities and mental health.

We are an agile and digitally enabled team working across community and in-patient sites with an element of home working also supported.

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

This post embodies the Bradford District and Craven 'Act as One' principle of how we work together across health and care organisations and is a well-established and growing partnership between the Nutrition and Dietetic Service of BTHFT and BDCFT.

You will be supported by the clinical lead dietitian for LD/MH and the Principal Dietitian for Outreach Services and your personal development will be fully supported.

This post is offered at full-time with part-time applications also considered - please indicate your preferred working hours in the supporting information of your application.

Job responsibilities

You will fully participate in the training and co-ordination of B and C Placement student dietitians including undertaking the role of assessor.

Applicants must be HCPC registered dietitians, who have obtained relevant clinical dietetic experience and hold a UK driving licence with access to a car to meet the requirement for regular travel to organisational sites across Bradford and Airedale (reasonable adjustments will be considered).

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience working as a qualified dietitian with adults with a range of conditions
• Dietetic experience of weight management - one-to-one and group settings
• Teaching and training experience including developing training
• Experience of audit and evaluation of work
• Dietetic experience in learning disabilities or mental health

Skills

• Able to plan and prioritise workload independently
• Competent with IT: internet, literature searches, dietary analysis programmes, word processing, PowerPoint & spreadsheets

Knowledge

• Understanding of the diversity of the Bradford population and how this impacts dietetic practice
• Competent in Core Areas of Dietetic Practice.
• Can identify own learning needs and proactively seeks opportunities to develop
• Understands mental capacity and valid consent
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Additional language skills relevant to the population of Bradford

Qualifications

• Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
• Teaching qualification

Values and Behaviours

• We value people: We respect each other and our patients, embrace difference, support each other, and acknowledge achievements.
• We care: We are kind and compassionate, take ownership, and are committed.
• We are one team: We trust each other, communicate clearly and make every penny count.

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £52,809 a year pro rata