• Job Description

  Req#: C9351-25-0582?language=en&page=75&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Across the Bay Network, there are four acute mental health inpatient wards spanning across both adults and older adults: The Orchard, Lancaster; Kentmere, Kendal, Dova, Dane Garth in Barrow-in-Furness. Ramsey, Dane Garth based on Furness General Hospital site in Barrow-in-Furness.

  In the Bay Network, an exciting career opportunity has arisen within the Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce for a highly specialist dietitian to deliver quality evidence based practice into the mental health inpatient wards.

  We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward thinking individual, who has the desire to build upon their transferable clinical and leadership skills. Whilst working to a high standard of evidenced based professional patient-centred care, you will be supported to progress and to achieve your potential as both a leader and a clinician amongst our growing AHP community.

  You will work as an autonomous advanced practitioner, and provide a high standard of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and highly specialist expert advice to patients and carers. You will develop and promote a holistic, supportive and patient centred service. Your role will involve the assessment and implementation of care plans for patients and will assist in the training of health care professionals and carers and maintenance of IT systems that support patient care.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful candidate will gain invaluable experience working with complex mental health conditions, within a specialist Mental Health inpatient unit, focusing upon nutrition support, weight management, diabetes and gastroenterology. You will be expected to have a strong commitment to ongoing professional and personal development.

  The positive developments within the AHPs workforce are driving forwards a culture of learning and continuing professional development opportunities. This is inclusive of utilising innovative technology to facilitate our more geographically isolated patients within the Bay Network. The base of the location can be discussed further with interested candidates, with potential for a hybrid model of clinical care provision

  We are developing our AHP workforce across the Bay, and with the promotion of an inclusive and diverse culture we are committed to ensuring that everyone involved in the Trust, inclusive of staff, service users and carers are treated equitably and with dignity and respect.

  If this position is of interest and you are wanting to thrive in this exciting career opportunity and join our Lancashire & South Cumbria AHP community, where you and your work matters, we encourage you to have a look at the Job Description and Personal Specification, get in touch to discuss this role further, and apply for a fantastic new role.

  About us

  Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

  The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

  Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

  For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  351-BAY749-EB-B

  Job locations

  The Bay

  Lancaster

  LA1 4JJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Dietitian Teaching qualification or equivalent/demonstration of teaching/supervision experience
  • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
  • Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
  • Evidence of extensive professional clinical Knowledge, skill and experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of partnership working with other agencies and professional boundaries
  • Experience in leading the change processes at an operational level
  • Experience of effectively working with service users and carers

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Dietitian Teaching qualification or equivalent/demonstration of teaching/supervision experience
  • GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
  • Compliance with regulatory bodies and codes of professional conduct

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
  • Evidence of extensive professional clinical Knowledge, skill and experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of partnership working with other agencies and professional boundaries
  • Experience in leading the change processes at an operational level
  • Experience of effectively working with service users and carers

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Bay

  Lancaster

  LA1 4JJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Bay

  Lancaster

  LA1 4JJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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