Specialist Mental Health Dietitian

Job overview

Are you looking to further your experience working in mental health? This opportunity could be for you!

We currently have a newly developed  post for a specialist dietitian working in adult and older adult mental health. This is a substantive role within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, offering a wealth of clinical experience and development opportunities. We are a friendly, energetic and dynamic team who are proactive and visionary, focusing on excellent patient centered care.  More information can be found on our website. We are proud of our development opportunities for staff. Professional development opportunities are available; quality, effectiveness and service user experience given high priority. The posts offer excellent prospects for cross-specialty, multidisciplinary working with a significant role to play in patient, carer and staff education, including audits, implementing and running of training programmes to improve patient care.

Main duties of the job

You will be a HCPC registered dietitian with hospital and community experience and will be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

This post will allow you the opportunity to develop your skills in adult and older adult mental health, based on the inpatient wards for working age and older adults and supporting transitions for patients back into community. Our mental health inpatient dietetic team cover a caseload of patients with a variety of mental health conditions including dementia, depression, schizophrenia who benefit from a wide range of dietetic interventions  including diabetes, swallowing problems, weight management, undernutrition and disordered eating, You would be involved in helping to develop pathways e.g. weight management. You will be responsible for two band 5 rotational dietitians working across the wards with you.  There is a commitment to personal development and CPD and an expectation that all staff are involved in corporate departmental project work, audit/research, quality improvement and teaching of other healthcare professionals. All staff are actively involved in student training, and we offer dietetic apprenticeships which all staff will also be involved in supporting. There is a strong AHP community within the Trust with significant opportunities to support integrated working and showcasing the achievements of AHPs within the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be a HCPC registered dietitian with hospital and community experience. We offer flexible working patterns, where possible, within our services to provide flexibility and efficiency. For more information and a detailed overview of the role, please refer to the job description provided or get in touch for more details.