Specialist Dietitian

You will work in the Children and Young people's services (CYPS) inpatients wards at Ferndene in Prudhoe, Northumberland and the Lotus ward at Acklam Road Hospital in Middlesborough.
Ferndene provides regional and national Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for children and young people between the ages of 12 and 18. Tier 4 CAMHS are for patients with more complex needs usually requiring inpatient treatment. Ferndene at present is undergoing the final stages of its building program and will fully reopen early 2025.
Lotus Ward provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for patients under the age of 18 years with early onset psychosis or complex mental health disorders., You will work collectively with other dietitians working into these wards to provide safe and effective care for all the patients. You will work together to ensure dietetics is fully involved in all the treatment pathways and also to implement training for the introduction of Nutrition screening in CYPS and other training on the wards for example, training on general nutrition and physical health.
Dietetic input at Ferndene and Lotus is highly regarded and considered essential for the young people there.
Full support will be provided by an experienced band 7 Advanced Dietitian and other band 6 Specialist Dietitians as well as the multi-disciplinary teams who work at both hospital sites.
Staff are actively encouraged to take part in the development of the Dietetics service within the Trust including audit and promotion of the service through various events and initiatives. We offer excellent training opportunities to provide you with the skills you need to do your role.
You will take a lead role in the specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of patients in the clinical setting.
You will act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants, medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives., You will join our expanding trust wide Dietetics Service, which has 31 Dietitians, an Assistant Practitioner and Clinical Support Assistants with excellent links to multidisciplinary teams and nutrition and health promotion initiatives across the Trust. We take great pride in how supportive, welcoming and friendly we are as a team, our aim is to create an environment where every member of our team can succeed.
Staff are actively encouraged to take part in the development of the Dietetics service within the Trust including audit and promotion of the service through various events and initiatives. We offer excellent training opportunities to provide you with the skills you need to do your role.
The team have strong links with local universities, and we take dietetic students from Teesside and Newcastle Universities. All staff have a valuable role and are expected to be actively involved in supporting the learning and development of our dietetic students'.
The Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS, now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a long term and rewarding career., You will have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary teams and develop the skills and knowledge to deliver dietetic input within inpatient, community and specialist services to provide excellent, high-quality treatment and care. This post will provide experience and development in a number of clinical areas, such as nutrition support, weight management, dysphagia, dementia, diabetes and eating disorders, over a number of specialist services.
This is a permanent position, and you will join our well-established dietetic team at CNTW which covers a wide range of services helping patients with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and/or neurological conditions.
The post will require travelling to various sites, parking in our Trust car parks is free and you will be able to claim expenses for travel.
There are hot desking offices available for Dietitians to use across the Trust and we will provide you with IT equipment to enable you to work across multiple sites and access our electronic notes and dairies as needed.
Please see the separate job description and person specification for more information.
It is essential you have current and ongoing registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC to be considered for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 6 Specialist Dietitian to join our team. We will also consider offering the post at Band 5 with a development framework to move to band 6 if you do not have the experience to fill this post at Band 6.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?