Band 6 Dietitian - Callington Road Hospital, Bristol

To assist in providing, maintaining and developing a clinical dietetic service within AWP.

To plan, justify and be responsible for the delivery of specialised dietary advice to service users and their families / carers.

To plan, manage and prioritise own clinical workload and to ensure maximum efficiency in all areas.

To plan, coordinate and deliver nutrition / dietetic training for professional and support staff.

To participate in dietetic student training.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative Dietitian with excellent communication skills and an interest in mental health.

Working with across the inpatient setting you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills in a variety of areas including, nutrition support, diabetes, weight management and behavioural change.

You will work alongside our highly experienced multidisciplinary team, whilst also receiving support from the Nutrition and Dietetics team based at the hospital and our trust wide highly specialist Dietitians. You will also provide cover at our site at Southmead, Bath and Weston Super Mare hospitals.

Ideally you will have a minimum of 12 months experience as a Dietitian in an acute setting.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.