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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Dietitian to work on the Bank within AWP. There are opportunities to work across all of our mental health inpatient sites with covers BNSSG and BSW.
Hospital sites include: Bristol, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare, Swindon, Devizes, and Salisbury.
You should have substantial experience working as a Dietitian. It is desirable that you are enthusiastic and motivated to work with people with severe mental illness. You will need to demonstrate effectiveness in ensuring the continuity of care for service users and full implementation of Trust policies.
Support will be provided by the lead dietitian, with excellent supervision structures in place.
This vacancy is for a bank role, and hours will be agreed with the team.
You will have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, organizing this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
You will assess the nutritional status and lifestyle of appropriately referred inpatients within the Mental Health services, collaborating with service users to establish realistic and achievable aims, objectives, plans, and interventions.
You will formulate individualized management and treatment plans to promote optimal physical and mental health and nutritional status, including advice on interventions such as food fortification and nutritional supplements.
You will monitor patients and modify treatment plans according to changes in physical or psychological conditions, biochemical and anthropometric measurements, medication changes, and dietary compliance.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organization with over 5,000 staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care across various locations serving approximately 1.8 million people.
We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, especially from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups, those with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community, believing diversity strengthens our organization.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Gemma Collins, Head of Nutrition and Dietetics, at gemmacollins@nhs.net or call 07738264490. Please contact Gemma to discuss available opportunities across AWP.
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