Dietitian in Mental Health

5 months ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to join our small and friendly team. Applicants should have clinical, communication & quality improvement skills to help us ensure that the Service Users receive excellent nutritional care.

We understand that working in Mental Health is a new, up and coming area in Dietetics and full support will be given to you from post grad training opportunities to regular supervision, and we can offer a flexible working pattern to suit you.

This could be a developmental opportunity for you if you are currently working at band 5 level with bespoke training to support your senior development or for you to experience and specialise in dietetic work in Mental Health with the development of different skills for you if already at band 6 level.

Your role will involve supplying and developing services to inpatient units across the Trust: Dementia services, Rehabilitation base and Forensic service but with a particular emphasis into our Acute Adult Mental Health Wards

The role will involve intervention and development of services in the inpatient units across the Trust: predominately the Acute inpatient adult wards but also Dementia services, Rehabilitation base, and Forensic services.

The role involves group work and individualised support for services users as well as staff training, supporting dietetic students and junior staff.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

These are some of the main duties of the job but please see full job description for more details

**You will**:
Determine/diagnose the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned medical intervention and prognosis.

Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients considering medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.

Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patient’s medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards.

Work with patients to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors.

Undertake the assessment of clients using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual treatment plans

You will establish and maintain effective communication with individuals, and groups about difficult or complex matters by:
- Using counselling skills to establish rapport and a client centred relationship in order to identify barriers to understanding and implications for change for staff and patients.
- Using empathic, motivational, negotiating and cognitive behavioural management skills in formulating a plan, establishing change and maintaining change for staff and patients.

Undertake the supervision and appraisal of junior staff as delegated by a senior member of staff.

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