Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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. While 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, providing 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 healthcare professionals and carers, as well as the maintenance of IT systems that support patient care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will gain invaluable experience working with complex mental health conditions within a specialist Mental Health inpatient unit, focusing on 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 AHP workforce are driving forward a culture of learning and continuing professional development opportunities. This includes utilizing 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, including staff, service users, and carers, are treated equitably and with dignity and respect.
If this position is of interest and you want to thrive in this exciting career opportunity and join our Lancashire & South Cumbria AHP community, where you and your work matter, 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.
About us
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 well-being. 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.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Dietitian. Teaching qualification or equivalent/demonstration of teaching/supervision experience.
* GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English.
* Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery.
* Evidence of extensive professional clinical knowledge, skill, and experience.
Experience
* Experience of partnership working with other agencies and professional boundaries.
* Experience in leading change processes at an operational level.
* Experience of effectively working with service users and carers.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Associate Director of Allied Health Professionals
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