Job Description
Job Reference: 378-W0692
- Employer: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Department: 378 WAK AWA – Wakefield – Dietetic Services – 228164
- Location: Wakefield
- Salary: £25,655 to £39,027 pa
Our Trust exists to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We’re delighted you’re looking at this job opportunity and hope you want to join our team.
We live our values every day:
- We put the person first and in the centre
- We know that families and carers matter
- We are respectful, honest, open and transparent
- We improve and aim to be outstanding
- We are relevant today and ready for tomorrow
Our values are very important to us which is why we want to recruit people whose values match ours. Read on to find out more about this job opportunity.
Dietitian – Band 5 to 6 -Mental Health and Forensic
1.0 WTE full time (37.5 hrs/week) (Part-time hours will be considered)
A new opportunity has arisen for a motivated, innovative dietitian with excellent communication, organisation and team working skills, interested in working within mental health and forensic in-patient services. You will join our small, friendly dietetic team in Wakefield. We welcome existing Dietitians as well as newly qualified and student Dietitian’s awaiting HCPC registration to apply for this post. Newly qualified dietitians will commence at Band 5 with a structured development programme to progress to a Band 6 after year in post. Applicants who are already on a Band 5 will be considered for a Band 6 depending on experience. Existing Band 6 applicants will commence on a Band 6 grade.
This post offers a wide range of experience. The successful candidate may have some previous experience in the mental health or forensics setting, but it is not necessary and will be supported by Band 6 and 7 dietetic colleagues within the Wakefield Team. Preceptorship is offered for a structured transition.
You will be responsible for providing dietetic care to adults of working age and people on the low secure forensic wards all at Fieldhead Hospital.
There is a strong multidisciplinary approach on the wards involving medical, nursing, pharmacy, speech and language, occupational and physiotherapy colleagues. You will be fully involved in the teams, attending professionals’ meetings/ward rounds when appropriate.
Responsibilities include assessing and reviewing patients for oral nutrition support, diabetes, refeeding syndrome, weight management and other specialist areas of dietetics but also development of health promotion for service users, staff training to implement the Trust’s food and nutrition policy, involvement in Trust nutrition audits and liaison with catering.
A laptop and phone will be provided for work use. You will take part in provision of dietetic student placements, which receive excellent feedback. There will be opportunities to take on projects and gain experience of supervising others within the department. You will receive professional development reviews, management supervision, and clinical supervision from the Dietitians already working in these clinical areas by linking in with the Dietitians’ Network across the Trust, regionally and nationally. Strong professional leadership is provided, with an emphasis on evidence-based, innovative practice and CPD opportunities.
If you would like further information about this vacancy or an informal chat, please contact:
Manvir Soor, Advanced Dietitian, Wakefield Dietetic Team Manager
Tel – 01924 316023
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
As a flexible employer encouraging a healthy work/life balance, we will consider Part-Time and flexible working opportunities for all our positions.
Our application process will test your attitudes and behaviours, as well as your knowledge and skills. So that we know we’d be a good match for each other. If you’re successful you’ll then have a 12 months values based induction.
You’ll also have access to a wide range of wellbeing support because our wellbeing at work matters to #allofus. There’s a great range of support for us all including a workplace physio, staff retreats, health checks, counselling, mindfulness and a variety of sports groups. You can take part in our award-winning Creative Minds activities as well as access courses at our innovative recovery colleges.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability as well as those who have experience of mental or physical health problems. So, if you need any support with your application just give us a call on
A couple of things to note – if you’re shortlisted for interview we’ll contact you via your NHS jobs account, so please check this regularly. Please provide email addresses wherever possible for your references. Bear in mind that we reserve the right to close a vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as you can.
We hope you would like to join our award winning team. Good luck with your application.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas.