Specialist Dietitian

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dietitian to join a small, friendly team on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. The role supports a 15-hour-per-week schedule through end of March 2027, with duties spanning clinical dietetics, education and MDT collaboration within mental health services.

We are looking for someone with mental health experience and a commitment to high standards of safe practice, governance, and patient-centred care in outpatients and related

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings.
• Fixed-term maternity cover role.

Responsibilities

• Provide, maintain and develop a clinical dietetic service.
• Plan, justify and deliver specialised dietary advice for service users and families.
• Plan, manage and prioritise own clinical workload.
• Participate in dietetic student training.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and statistics.
• Work in an MDT with mental health nurses, psychologists and the physical health team.

Skills

Dietitian

Mental health experience

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to join our small and friendly team. We are currently recruiting a fixed term Band 6 Specialist Mental Health Dietitian to cover maternity leave., Under the guidance of the Lead Dietitian for LPFT, this role will contribute to the work of the Dietitian service in the following capacity:

• o Providing, maintaining and developing a clinical dietetic service.
• o Plan, justify and be responsible for the delivery of specialised dietary advice to service users and their families / carers.
• o Plan, manage and prioritise own clinical workload and to ensure maximum efficiency in all areas.
• o Participate in dietetic student training.
• o Ensure safe practice at all times through the recognition and appreciation of clinical governance.
• o Maintain accurate and appropriate clinical records and statistical information as required, in accordance with professional standards.
• o Work as a member of a clinical multi-disciplinary team, this will include close working with mental health nurses, psychologists and the physical healthcare team.

We are currently looking to recruit a dietitian with some experience working in mental health, for up to 15 hours per week, until end of March 2027.

This role would suit someone with an interest in working in eating disorders, disordered eating, learning disability and general mental health outpatients.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We are also committed to sustainability and working towards a net-zero NHS, ensuring that our services not only support the wellbeing of our patients and staff but also contribute to a healthier, greener future for our community and the planet.

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.