Are you Dietitian who has a passion for providing excellence in the nutritional and dietetic care and who would like to specialise in mental health Dietetics? If yes, we would love to hear from you
In this role all service users have a mental health diagnosis. And Nutrition and Dietetic Services provide dietary treatment to support the prevention and management of physical health conditions and to promote recovery of mental wellness. Prior working within mental health dietetics is desirable.
The post has a base at the Maudsley Hospital. However, the work is across all SLaM sites covering the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon with another Dietetic office situated at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
The post includes in-person inpatient working on psychiatric intensive care units, acute, rehab and special care units. And outpatient clinic work with dietetic assessments and reviews offered both virtually and in-person. This role provides dietetic care to young people, adults and older adult service users. There is opportunity to work on forensic and National and Specialist units within the trust.
Referrals are mostly for under-nutrition, underweight and re-feeding syndrome, including tube feeding and over-nutrition and metabolic syndrome linked to mental ill health and psychiatric medications, especially antipsychotics. We provide dietetic support for disordered eating linked to emotional dysregulation and restrictive intake self-harm. Referrals for food allergies / food intolerances, gut issues and specific food likes and dislikes resulting in fewer foods eaten with risk of nutritional deficiencies are common.
The post requires the ability to work safely, effectively, and cordially with individuals and groups. To be flexible, to manage own caseload as well as to provide cover for colleagues in their absence and/or to cover vacancies along with the wider team. Professionalism and excellent communication skills, including use of motivational interviewing techniques to help support behavioural change are key.
As a team we work together to support KCL Dietetic students on placements.
The team comprises 16 Dietitians and one Dietetic Assistant practitioner. The dietitians have specialised in mental health dietetics and/or eating disorders. We are a welcoming and friendly team, who are supportive of one another and our MDT colleagues. We work collaboratively and innovatively, building upon the evidence base to advance dietetic practice within mental health, striving to always be at the fore front of mental health dietetics and to provide excellence in dietetic care. Our dietetic offices are located at the Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospitals.
We offer flexible working and are happy to discuss at the interview stage. In this role you work Monday to Friday within the time frames from 7am to 7pm, supporting work life balance. The majority of time spent in this role requires in-person working on site.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kate Moffat Job title: Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services Email address: Telephone number:
Monday to Thursday between 9am and 5pm