Highly Specialist Dietitian – Forensic Mental health
The Highly Specialist Dietitian will be responsible for the integration and provision of a comprehensive and quality dietetic service for Forensic mental health in patient service users.
* The post holder will use expert knowledge and experience to educate and support patients and their carers regarding their dietary management and sustaining behavioral change.
* The post holder will provide specialist nutritional and dietetic training, support, clinical assessment and education to nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT).
* The Highly Specialist Dietitian will contribute to further service development, audit, policy writing and lead on delegated service development projects.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a comprehensive, effective, evidence based dietetic service to a range patients referred to the dietetic services.
* To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge in the area of Dietetics, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
* To work autonomously to provide expert nutritional and dietetic advice to patients referred to the service under the care of MDT, in house GP's and other healthcare professionals.
* To work in a variety of locations including in-patient forensic mental health bedded units including The Bracton Centre and Memorial Hospital.
* To actively lead on the education and clinical updating of all medical, nursing and support staff (this includes dietetic staff & students), in the area of speciality.
* Be responsible for the full dietetic care of patients referred to the service including biochemical and anthropometric monitoring and the assessment of nutritional status and requirements based on anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical parameters.
* To make highly specialist clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases by calculating and interpreting nutritional requirements and advising on the most appropriate method of nutrition support.
* To provide and coordinate a highly specialised clinical dietetic caseload within the Forensic directorate.
* To coordinate the management of the caseload and clinical reviews across the community and transition to services in and out of borough.
Job responsibilities
Role Requirements
* Band 7 experience
* Experience of working in a forensic setting
Evidence of experience
* Experience of working autonomously to provide expert nutritional and dietetic advice to patients
* Working with patients with dietary challenges
Knowledge
* To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge in the area of Dietetics, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
* Experience in managing a highly specialised clinical dietetic caseload
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.
£55,524 to £62,652 a year pro rata pa inc
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