Dietitian

2 weeks ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An opportunity to work as part of the award winning CONNECT service, for a 12-month secondment or temporary post. The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting adults with eating disorders in the community as well as providing cover on the specialist inpatient ward. You will be responsible for supporting other professionals within the service with regards to nutrition and dietetic provision. You will offer one to one and group nutritional interventions to support patients in their recovery.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have access to supervision from experienced dietitians and work collaboratively with members of the MDT including occupational therapy, psychology, nursing and psychiatry. You will have the opportunity to access training and development in the latest evidence-based practice including MANTRA. Attendance at local and regional eating disorder supervision groups is supported within this role.

There will be opportunities to deliver training to other members of the team and support others in delivering nutrition-based interventions.

The successful candidate will join an innovative team of dietitians who have active involvement in contributing to local and national guidance. There are strong links with local universities and teaching hospitals which provide opportunities for training and development.

You will be responsible for supervising and supporting other professionals within the service with regards to dietetic provision. You will also represent dietetics within the local team Clinical Governance Council.

You will also have the opportunity to provide training, advice and support to Dietitians outside of the service in line with MEED guidelines within Acute Hospitals across West Yorkshire.

The post holder must hold a HCPC registration. The successful candidate will have experience of working with adults with an eating disorder.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Be able to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to patients, which will include giving unwelcome or difficult to accept information Must be able to communicate with groups and individuals who have a range of mental health conditions delivery of regular psycho education group To consult and to liaise as appropriate with other agencies regarding eating disorders To participate along with team members in maintaining robust and close links with other services to assist further developing the transition process for individuals CAMHS services. Develop therapeutic relationships with service users and their families in a manner sensitive to cultural and religious needs To participate in risk management of individuals with eating disorders Will require a range of skills including negotiation, influence, persuasion and diplomacy Work with patients and carers who may at times be antagonistic and hostile To occasionally treat service users who may have challenging or difficult behaviour. To negotiate change with groups or individuals or carers to enable them to achieve dietary/ treatment targets set using counselling, motivational interviewing and behaviour change techniques Good written/oral skills To communicate complex information effectively using appropriate aids and skills with individuals that have complex and or special needs and where there may be cultural differences and /or a barrier to understanding The post holder will have regular contact with the following and must be able to communicate effectively

-Service manager and team lead

-Other members of the Service

-Service users and their carers

-CPA Care Coordinators

-Other professional colleagues

-Catering workers

-External agencies and internal departments, partner organisations

-Dietetic students

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement.

Dont delay, apply now Like to know more first? Talk to Kurt Maloney, Service Manager on email or Beth Gripton, Lead Dietitian on

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bsc degree in nutrition and dietetics or post graduate diploma in dietetics Registered Dietitian, recognised by HCPC

Skills / Experience

Essential

Behavioural Change part 1 & 2 - formal behaviour change course and/or demonstrate an understanding of motivational interviewing/behavioral change approach Clinical Supervisory Skills Course - Willingness to undergo training to support the pre-registration of Dietitians Experience/ interest in working in eating disorders and MH setting
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