Forensics Dietitian

Join our dynamic team for this exciting opportunity to join the Dietetics service in Forensic Mental Health and play a key role in tackling health inequalities. The successful candidate will work across our low and medium secure forensic hospitals in East London. They will build on existing Dietetic structures, with the opportunity to develop a professional network, create high quality training and manage a complex caseload, alongside a strong physical health team across the hospitals. The successful candidate will access excellent clinical supervision from the Dietetics lead for the Trust.

We have strong professional links to Dietetics teams across ELFT; for additional networking, support and CPD opportunities. Our service is highly supportive of training and CPD opportunities, for professional and career development.

Forensics in ELFT have a strong ethos of interdisciplinary and dynamic working - highly driven by Quality Improvement. Please get in touch with Chouna Smith to discuss the post: chouna.smith@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Provide dietetic input for adults diagnosed with mental ill health admitted to ELFT low and medium secure forensic services.

Independently manage a complex caseload using clinical reasoning to support dietetic assessments and interventions, with peer-support, and supervision from the specialist dietitians.

Contribute to the delivery of the trust Nutrition and Hydration policy.

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document dietetic interventions using a person-centered approach and current evidence base.

Provide service and be responsible for a caseload of nutrition support patients by working closely with the MDT, ensuring safe and appropriate review and monitoring.

Support the delivery and audit of Nutrition Screening and Care Planning Training for staff.

Support the development of the Healthy Eating Service and related Quality Improvement projects.

Participate in ward/unit based health promotion and quality improvement activities with other professionals.

Deliver weight management and prevention clinics or programs

Support with effective onward referrals and discharge plans to appropriate services including eating disorder, healthy eating, bariatric, enteral feeding and other physical health services.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations