In the Bay Network, an exciting career opportunity has arisen within the Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce for a highly specialist dietitian to deliver quality evidence based practice into the mental health inpatient wards.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward thinking individual, who has the desire to build upon their transferable clinical and leadership skills. Whilst working to a high standard of evidenced based professional patient-centred care, you will be supported to progress and to achieve your potential as both a leader and a clinician amongst our growing AHP community.
Across the Bay Network, there are four acute mental health inpatient wards spanning across both adults and older adults: The Orchard, Lancaster; Kentmere, Kendal, Dova, Dane Garth in Barrow-in-Furness. Ramsey, Dane Garth based on Furness General Hospital site in Barrow-in-Furness.
You will work as an autonomous advanced practitioner, and provide a high standard of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and highly specialist expert advice to patients and carers. You will develop and promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service. Your role will involve the assessment and implementation of care plans for patients and will assist in the training of health care professionals and carers and maintenance of IT systems that support patient care.
The successful candidate will gain invaluable experience working with complex mental health conditions, within a specialist Mental Health inpatient unit, focusing upon nutrition support, weight management, diabetes and gastroenterology. You will be expected to have a strong commitment to ongoing professional and personal development.
The positive developments within the AHPs workforce are driving forwards a culture of learning and continuing professional development opportunities. This is inclusive of utilising innovative technology to facilitate our more geographically isolated patients within the Bay Network. The base of the location can be discussed further with interested candidates, with potential for a hybrid model of clinical care provision
We are developing our AHP workforce across the Bay, and with the promotion of an inclusive and diverse culture we are committed to ensuring that everyone involved in the Trust, inclusive of staff, service users and carers are treated equitably and with dignity and respect.
If this position is of interest and you are wanting to thrive in this exciting career opportunity and join our Lancashire & South Cumbria AHP community, where you and your work matters, we encourage you to have a look at the Job Description and Personal Specification, get in touch to discuss this role further, and apply for a fantastic new role.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jan 2025