Specialist Dietitian

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust – Specialist Dietitian

Closing date: 03 August 2026.

Are you interested in a career in mental health dietetics helping patients with nutritional support needs? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic HCPC Registered Dietitian with good communication and team-working skills. You will be providing an excellent dietetic service via 1:1 assessments and group work on inpatient mental health wards for adults/older adults. This is conjunction with, working in a friendly team to provide dietetic advice to older adults in care homes.

Ideally you will have some experience in mental health settings, but it is not compulsory, as support and training can be provided.

This is a great opportunity for you to further your career by joining our supportive team and continuing to develop within this role. The post provides an interesting variety of inpatient and community work, and is located in Calderdale (Halifax and surrounding areas), in West Yorkshire.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

• Provide a dietetic service to people admitted to mental health wards and also where required to a mental health rehabilitation unit in Halifax.
• Provide dietetic assessments for older people living in the community under the Care Home Liaison Mental Health Team in Halifax.
• Be fully involved in and supported by the MDT (medics, nursing, catering, AHPs), e.g., attending professionals meetings/ward rounds to enable the provision of the best holistic care for the service user. There is a strong MDT approach in both inpatient and community settings.
• Contribute to the student training programme as one of our student placement supervisors (shared role). Our service offers training for A, B and C placements, which receive excellent feedback.
• Have the opportunity to lead upon and contribute to audits and nutrition training for staff led by our Dietitians Network. This will help ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework; you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
• Benefit from dietetic clinical supervision groups that can support you, and from professional leadership within our Dietitians Network. Our network has an emphasis on evidence‑based and innovative practice.
• The post is fully agile so a laptop/mobile phone will be provided for work use.

Job Summary

• To establish a clinical caseload within an agreed service area that is responsive to patient needs and Trust expectations.
• To provide specialist nutrition assessment and care plans for service users.
• To support the implementation of the Trust Food and Nutrition Policies.
• To contribute to the update and implementation of service standards, policies and procedures.
• To participate in the monitoring of service performance through regular audit.
• To supervise and support junior colleagues.
• To participate in training of dietetic students and health care professionals in specified areas of nutrition and dietetics.
• To be actively involved in continuing professional development.

To be actively involved in continuing professional development. This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.