Clinical Lead Dietitian

Job overview

If you are seeking a rare and rewarding opportunity as a Clinical Lead Dietitian within a forensic mental health service, this role offers the chance to develop both clinical and leadership skills in a supportive environment. Working in a forensic setting is unique, and you will be supported to build the specialist knowledge required.

The Forensic Services at St Bernard’s Hospital, Ealing, include specialist women’s and men’s services across low and medium secure settings. You will join an established Occupational Therapy and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) team delivering physical healthcare.

You will manage referrals and a caseload of service users requiring dietetic intervention, while leading projects to improve health and wellbeing and supervising a small dietetic team.

The wider AHP team includes occupational therapists, assistants, activity coordinators, recovery support workers, dietitians, speech and language therapists, and physiotherapists. You will be supported by the Head of Occupational Therapy and AHP and the Rehabilitation Lead, and will join a Trust-wide network of mental health dietitians for peer support and development.

As forensics is a specialist area, an open morning will be part of the recruitment process. You will meet staff and service users, learn about the service, and visit the site. The open morning and panel interview will take place on 16/04/2026 from 10:00–12:00, so please ensure full availability.

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The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.