Specialist Community Dietitian for Learning Disabilities Band 7

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom South West London & St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Dietitian to join our team in a specialist role for Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. The successful candidate will provide expert dietetic input to adult inpatients on our specialist Forensic Learning Disability ward, Oak Unit.

The postholder will work as the sole Dietitian on Oak Unit with an experienced MDT, providing highly specialized dietetic input to service users with complex nutritional and psychological needs.

The successful candidate will be part of a larger and wider Nutrition & Dietetics team, covering adult acute admissions, rehabilitation, secure services, older people's services, learning disability service, CAMHS, inpatient child and adolescent eating disorder ward, and adult inpatient and outpatient eating disorder services.

The role includes providing nutritional advice, education, and training to nursing staff, doctors, dietetic students, and other healthcare professionals.

Main Responsibilities
  • Manage a caseload of service users on Oak unit and other Forensic wards as time allows.
  • Provide input and dietetic cover as required across the trust, including acute admissions, rehabilitation, older people's services, and CAMHS.
  • Ensure dietetic advice supports the monitoring of the Trust's catering contracts and delivery of a positive patient experience at mealtimes.
  • Provide training to staff and service users and carers on nutritional issues relating to mental health and learning disabilities.
  • Participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the Dietetic service, holding responsibility for defined projects working towards improved service quality across the Trust.
Person Specification
  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Registered as Dietitian with HCPC.
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group.
  • Completion of the BDA Advanced Dietetics in Learning Disabilities course.
What We Offer

We offer agile and flexible working opportunities, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

We are proud to offer a supportive and inclusive team environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world-class mental health facilities.



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