Band 6 Mental Health Dietitian - Bristol

Are you an experienced dietitian looking for development opportunities in Forensics Mental Health? We are currently recruiting a Band 6 Specialist Mental Health Dietitian in Secure Services. This role will be based with the BNSSG Dietetics team at Callington Road Hospital in Brislington with in-reach to secure services based at Blackberry Hill Hospital. This role would suit someone with an interest in weight management and diabetes.

We welcome candidates contacting us to discuss this post prior to interview and / or making an application.

Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Role

Under the guidance of the Lead Dietitian for BNSSG, this role will contribute to the work of the AWP Nutrition and Dietetics service in the following capacity:

• Providing, maintaining and developing a clinical dietetic service.
• Plan, justify and be responsible for the delivery of specialised dietary advice to service users and their families / carers.
• Plan, manage and prioritise own clinical workload and to ensure maximum efficiency in all areas.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver nutrition / dietetic training for professional and support staff.
• Participate in dietetic student training.
• Ensure safe practice at all times through the recognition and appreciation of clinical governance.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate clinical records and statistical information as required, in accordance with professional standards.
• Maintain clear links with your professions structures and your professions lead within the trust. Support the professions development and modernisation and the adherence to your professions standards and codes of practice.
• Undertake training relevant to the post.

Work as a member of a clinical multi-disciplinary team, this will include close working with Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Community teams.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bita Curtis Job title: BNSSG Team Lead Dietitian Email address: Bita.Curtis1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07523 978583