An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive band 6 Dietitian to join the LYPFT Learning Disability (LD) Service. We are looking for a dynamic Dietitian, keen to work with learning disabled adults who require specialist health support due to complex physical, sensory, communication and behavioral impairments.
It is an exciting time to join our team, as upcoming changes to our caseload offer a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the Learning Disabilities Dietetic Service. You will play a key role in developing a brand-new service model and creating clinical pathways that improve physical health outcomes for people with learning disabilities. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about tackling health inequalities in this population and eager to contribute to meaningful service development, helping to guide the direction of the LD dietetic team.
We would welcome applications from suitably experienced dietitians who are ready to take a step up to a band 6 position or existing band 6’s who would like to experience a new clinical area. The successful candidate will receive support from the Clinical Lead Dietitian and work alongside experienced Dietetic Associate Practitioners.
You will manage your own caseload which will include service users with a range of dietetic needs including weight management, diabetes, nutrition support. You will also work closely with a range of health and social care partners, including the private and voluntary sectors, and adult social care. You will have the opportunity to deliver training and education sessions for service users, carers, families and other healthcare professionals as part of your role. There will also be opportunities for service development within the team and Trust wide.
You will be joining an innovative and growing Trust wide dietetic community of approx. 28 Dietitians, Dietetic Associate Practitioners and Dietetic Assistants. As part of your role, you will have regular clinical and management supervision, attend local AHP Forums, monthly Trust wide dietetic meetings and have access to peer support alongside other development opportunities. We work closely with Leeds Beckett University and in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust delivering student placements and as an organisation we are keen to support research and development activities.
If you are a Dietitian interested in supporting people under a holistic health and social model of care, working closely with the MDT to advocate the physical health needs of a complex client group, this could be the post for you.
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers) . This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
- To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), offering a comprehensive service to service users who require specialist health interventions.
- To plan, justify and be responsible for the delivery of specialised dietary advice to service users and their families/ carers for LD services.
- To plan, manage and prioritise own complex clinical workload and to ensure maximum efficiency in all areas.
- To plan, coordinate and deliver nutrition / dietetic training for professional and support staff.
- To work in liaison with dietetic, medical, nursing, allied health professional, catering, clerical and other relevant staff.
- Provide a supervisory role to the Dietetic Associate Practitioners supporting any in-house training and develop staff’s learning needs, this includes students on placement
The successful candidate will be based within the East North East team of our Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT). You will be a key member of the team working within a diverse and forward-thinking MDT which includes the following professionals: Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Support Workers. The Learning Disabilities dietetic team is made up of Band 7 Clinical Lead, Band 6 and Dietetic Associate Practitioners.
The LD service has clear clinical governance pathways and supports professional and service development. As a band 6 there is an expectation that you will contribute to service development, service projects and task groups as well as providing supervision to others. Robust supervision structures are in place with 1:1s with the Clinical Team Manager and the Clinical Lead Dietitian, peer support through weekly MDT, monthly LD Dietetic Professional Development meetings and 3 monthly LD AHP forum meetings.
The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. All team members have access to full remote technology (phones and laptops) to support Hybrid and Flexible ways of working.
The successful candidate must be a driver with access to a vehicle for community visits and be able to lift and carry weighing scales in and out of their vehicle.
