# Clinical Lead Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-dietitian/f13bc905-1904-49cd-bbdc-823ba2b4697e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-dietitian/f13bc905-1904-49cd-bbdc-823ba2b4697e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Leeds - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term/secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T13:45:18.817Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8091491 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8091491?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working with service users with mental health needs? Due to a period of parental leave, we are able to offer this fixed term opportunity to a dietitian with leadership and management skills. You will be based in our Healthy Living Service, which covers both community and inpatients. The successful candidate will lead an innovative team of dietitians who have active involvement in contributing to local and national guidance. There are strong links with local universities, community transformation partnership, public health and teaching hospitals which provide opportunities for training and development. You will be responsible for supervising and supporting other professionals within the service with regards to dietetic provision. You will also represent dietetics within the local team Clinical Governance Council. There will also be opportunities for independent working and team working. You will receive clinical supervision and opportunities for skill development. An enthusiastic, positive outlook is essential, as are strong communication skills and the ability to develop rapport with service users and multiple professionals across the trust to uphold our values of caring, compassion and keeping things simple. ### Main duties of the job Provide supervision and leadership to dietitians To lead the dietetic component of the healthy living service and provide a clinical service for complex referrals To take a lead developmental role in dietetic practice To be responsible for championing the importance of nutritional health to other health professionals To promote evidenced based practice on all nutritional issues, with training and support of all clinical, professional and healthcare staff Undertake complex dietetic assessments and make recommendations to guide future interventions Provide dietetic interventions for complex cases To contribute to the development and review of evidenced based dietetic resources To promote the role of dietetics trust wide Lead on the development of dietetic provision within the HLS and in developing pathways with partners. This will involve working in partnership with other members of the healthy living team, Leeds Community Healthcare, community providers including third sector organisations, Leeds City Council, local community groups as appropriate to needs of the service and service users ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team \[email protected\] Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply. ## Job Details Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working with service users with mental health needs? Due to a period of parental leave, we are able to offer this fixed term opportunity to a dietitian with leadership and management skills. You will be based in our Healthy Living Service, which covers both community and inpatients. The successful candidate will lead an innovative team of dietitians who have active involvement in contributing to local and national guidance. There are strong links with local universities, community transformation partnership, public health and teaching hospitals which provide opportunities for training and development. You will be responsible for supervising and supporting other professionals within the service with regards to dietetic provision. You will also represent dietetics within the local team Clinical Governance Council. There will also be opportunities for independent working and team working. You will receive clinical supervision and opportunities for skill development. An enthusiastic, positive outlook is essential, as are strong communication skills and the ability to develop rapport with service users and multiple professionals across the trust to uphold our values of caring, compassion and keeping things simple. ## Job Description Provide supervision and leadership to dietitians To lead the dietetic component of the healthy living service and provide a clinical service for complex referrals To take a lead developmental role in dietetic practice To be responsible for championing the importance of nutritional health to other health professionals To promote evidenced based practice on all nutritional issues, with training and support of all clinical, professional and healthcare staff Undertake complex dietetic assessments and make recommendations to guide future interventions Provide dietetic interventions for complex cases To contribute to the development and review of evidenced based dietetic resources To promote the role of dietetics trust wide Lead on the development of dietetic provision within the HLS and in developing pathways with partners. This will involve working in partnership with other members of the healthy living team, Leeds Community Healthcare, community providers including third sector organisations, Leeds City Council, local community groups as appropriate to needs of the service and service users ## Responsibilities We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team \[email protected\] Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrated ability to make autonomous decisions, prioritise competing demands, and manage risk in a complex clinical/service environment, with strong communication and influencing skills ### Values **Desirable** - Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. - Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. - Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding. ### Experience **Essential** - Proven experience of leading, managing and developing a dietetic workforce, including line management, clinical supervision, service delivery and improvement across multiple settings - Substantial post-registration experience as a dietitian, including working with complex cases and contributing to service delivery in mental health or comparable settings ### Qualifications **Essential** - Nutrition & Dietetics degree and HCPC registration ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10384764) - [person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10384765) - [reasonable adjustments (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2928) - [guide to values based recruitment (pdf, 498.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2929) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.