# Mental Health Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-dietitian/2d362b43-4de5-4ba0-be72-f0c0b5a6f1ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-dietitian/2d362b43-4de5-4ba0-be72-f0c0b5a6f1ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Salary:** £45953.00 to £54254.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Band 6 Mental Health Dietitian - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:30:15.718Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8255281 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8255281?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As part of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard Dietetic service in the Community and acute MH setting. To perform comprehensive dietetic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. As part of the MDT to support patients with Mental Health needs in order to improve their physical health and wellbeing. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, holding the responsibility for own caseload of specialist and complex patients. To undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice with support and guidance from more senior staff. To be aware of and to highlight to the line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to the role and practice. To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives. ### Main duties of the job To provide clinical dietetic service within designated mental health sites and be actively involved in the development and provision of the nutritional service in those areas. As an autonomous practitioner, to be responsible for safe and efficient management of a patient dietetic caseload through assessment of clinical need and effective prioritisation. To provide complex nutritional advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. To contribute to the multidisciplinary team in making decisions on all aspects of dietetic intervention, thus contributing to overall patient care. To translate complex scientific, medical, biochemical and nutritional information into simple and easily understood practical advice for individuals and carers, both on a one-to-one and in groups settings To communicate with other healthcare professionals regarding nutrition related prescriptions and nutritional management of patients and providing, where necessary, information and education to clinicians, patients and carers To coordinate safe discharge-planning and follow up of those patients requiring artificial nutritional support in the community To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the dietary needs for the specialist clinical - 2 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through relevant CPD activities and maintain a CPD portfolio which reflects personal development. To implement knowledge of evidence-based practice, developing a more specialist dietetic knowledge of particular conditions and patient types’ applying critical appraisal skills to emerging evidence and research to develop and evaluate own practice and disseminate own learning to others Where appropriate to be responsible for supervising student dietitians or dietetic support workers under the overall supervision and direction of more senior staff. Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personal development programmes to meet individual and service objectives. Where appropriate, to undertake the appraisal of the dietetic assistant. Undertake measurement and evaluation of own work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or as part of a team with more senior clinicians. To be responsible for the implementation of any National, Service and Organisational policies and guidance that apply to own role or area of work To liaise with catering services regarding individual patient’s requirements and help resolve any catering issues which arise on the wards or in the Day Hospital. To participate in any statutory inspections that involve nutrition and dietetic standards ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - At least 6 months broad post graduate dietetic experience including experience of working in Mental Health - Experience in undertaking group work - Experience working as part of a team - Experience in nutritional support both oral and enteral. - Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas to include nutrition support for inpatients - Presentations to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals **Desirable** - Student training/ supervisory skills - Active participation in an audit or project ### Skills and aptitiudes **Essential** - Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment with excellent timekeeping skills - Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes - Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning. - Supportive of other staff. - A strong commitment to patient care. - Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner. - Reliable, professional and flexible and a strong team player - Able to apply behaviour change/motivational interviewing techniques - Fluent in written and spoken English. **Desirable** - Good IT skills - Driving Licences/ Able to drive to other sites ### Personal qualities and attributions **Essential** - Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate - Positive attitude to change - Self-motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role - Ability to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour. To act on this appropriately using effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and negotiation ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate diploma or MSc in Nutrition and Dietetic - Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration - Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development **Desirable** - Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update, Membership of special interest group ## Documents - [b6 mh dietitian jd (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10568328) - [b6 mh dietitian ps (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10568329) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.