Specialist Dietitian

Are you looking to broaden your dietetic experience and to make a difference to physical health in a mental health setting? Then this is the job for you….
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the dietetic provision in the Healthy Living Service based within an older persons community mental health service. People with mental health diagnosis are more prone to physical health conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and malnutrition. Older people experience higher rates of malnutrition, which can lead to poorer health outcomes than the general population. Alongside these conditions, service users in the community mental health team (CMHT) may also present with disordered eating patterns, paranoid beliefs, strong anxieties around food, and self-neglect. The input from a Dietitian can have a positive impact on service users' physical health and wellbeing, and lead to an improvement in quality of life.
The Healthy Living Service is at the forefront of improving overall physical health for people who use our services. Our friendly and supportive Healthy Living Team consists of a Service Manager, Physiotherapists, Dietitians (Clinical Lead and bands 5 and 6), Speech and Language Therapist, Health Improvement Specialist, and Healthy Living Advisors. You will also be working within CMHTs which include additional MDT members such as Mental Health Nurses, Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers., We have a band 6 post available for a motivated, innovative and enthusiastic dietitian to work across Community Mental Health Teams in Leeds. This is a varied and exciting role which will provide a valuable development opportunity. The job role is diverse, and the successful candidate will gain experience in a range of physical health conditions whilst supporting service users in a mental health setting. The post is full time, based face to face in the community, with some mobile working required. This post provides opportunities to consolidate and progress your clinical skills by working with multidisciplinary teams to improve the physical and mental health of our service users.
The successful applicant will be part of a large dietetic team across LYPFT that promotes innovative practice and supports research and development activities across the service. The successful applicant will benefit from:
- Regular management, clinical and professional supervision
- Peer support, sharing of best practice and CPD opportunities provided by the trustwide Mental Health dietetic team and trustwide dietetic forum. As well as local MDT networks
- Opportunity to provide clinical supervision to more junior staff members
- Opportunities to facilitate nutritional training to members of the MDT
- Opportunity to shape the Dietetic service within the older persons CMHTs, Under guidance of the Clinical Lead Dietitian, contribute to the work of the Healthy Living Team in the following capacity:

• To assist in providing, maintaining and developing a clinical dietetic service within the Leeds Care Group of LYPFT


• 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 work in liaison with dietetic, medical, nursing, allied health professional, clerical and other relevant staff


• Participate in dietetic student training


• To ensure safe practice at all times through the recognition and appreciation of clinical governance


• To maintain accurate and appropriate clinical records and statistical information as required, in accordance with professional standards


• To maintain clear links with your professions structures and your profession's lead within the trust. Support the professions development and modernisation and the adherence to your profession's standards and codes of practice


• Willing to undertake training relevant to the post
  
  This post provides a new challenge for a motivated individual interested in broadening their dietetic knowledge, skills, and experience whilst working in mental health. Experience of working in mental health is desirable, but not essential, and you will be provided with the support you need to succeed.

A car driver is essential to this post. Please confirm you hold a full licence and have access to a car in your application.

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, 27 - 33 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., LYPFT is committed to upholding its' statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.
Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response.
LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.
In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.
If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.
Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.