Band 7 Research Dietitian

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Park Central; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking registered dietitians to support the ENERGISE-BD clinical trial addressing bipolar depression through nutritional ketosis vs NHS EatWell guidelines.

The post involves recruiting participants, guiding them on dietary interventions, data collection, and contributing to CPD and research dissemination. Team supervision and record-keeping are also part of the role.

Qualifications

• Recruiting patients and guiding participants on dietary interventions in the ENERGISE-BD trial.
• Collecting data on participants relating to progress with nutritional interventions.
• Providing day-to-day supervision and support to ENERGISE-BD team members.
• Maintain accurate records and present progress at management meetings.
• Contribute to presentation of research findings at conferences.
• Maintain clinical skills through CPD as agreed with line manager.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a key member of a team of researchers, alongside a Senior Dietitian, recruiting patients and guiding these patients on the two dietary interventions being tested in this study and other clinical research.
• Collecting data on participants in the study, specifically relating to progress with delivering both of the nutritional interventions.
• Providing day‑to‑day supervision and support to other members of the ENERGISE‑BD team, including a postdoctoral researcher and a clinical research fellow.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records to document recruitment progress and present progress reporting data at management group meetings.
• Contribute to the presentation of research findings at national and international level conferences (if appropriate).
• Maintain clinical skills by participation in continuing professional development (for example on the flexible delivery of nutritional ketosis approaches).

Job description

These posts provide outstanding research and career development opportunities for registered dietitians with an interest in mental health to be part of the delivery of the Wellcome-funded ENERGISE-BD clinical trial.

The ENERGISE-BD trial (Evaluating Nutritional Ketosis versus NHS EatWell Recommended Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder) is a randomised controlled trial for bipolar depression. It will compare the efficacy of nutritional ketosis approach with the NHS EatWell dietary guidelines.

• Contribute as a key member of a team of researchers, alongside a Senior Dietitian (Jude Munn), recruiting patients and guiding these patients on the two dietary interventions being tested in this study and other clinical research (70% of time)
• Collecting data on participants in the study, specifically relating to progress with delivering both of the nutritional interventions (10%)
• Providing day‑to‑day supervision and support to other members of the ENERGISE‑BD team, including a postdoctoral researcher and a clinical research fellow (5% of time).
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records to document recruitment progress and present progress reporting data at management group meetings (5%).
• Contribute to the presentation of research findings at national and international level conferences (if appropriate) (5% of time)
• Maintain clinical skills by participation in continuing professional development (for example on the flexible delivery of nutritional ketosis approaches), as agreed with line manager (5% of time).

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.

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