Clinical Lead Dietitian

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 July 2026

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working with service users with mental health needs?

Due to a period of parental leave, we are able to offer this fixed‑term opportunity to a dietitian with leadership and management skills. You will be based in our Healthy Living Service, which covers both community and inpatients.

Lead an innovative team of dietitians who are actively involved in contributing to local and national guidance, with strong links to local universities, community transformation partnership, public health and teaching hospitals that provide opportunities for training and development.

Supervise and support other professionals within the service with regard to dietetic provision. Represent dietetics within the local team Clinical Governance Council.

Independent and team working opportunities. Receive clinical supervision and opportunities for skill development.

Enthusiastic, positive outlook required. Strong communication skills and ability to develop rapport with service users and multiple professionals across the trust to uphold values of caring, compassion and keeping things simple.

• Provide supervision and leadership to dietitians.
• Lead the dietetic component of the Healthy Living Service and provide a clinical service for complex referrals.
• Take a lead developmental role in dietetic practice.
• Champion the importance of nutritional health to other health professionals.
• Promote evidence‑based practice on all nutritional issues, with training and support for all clinical, professional and healthcare staff.
• Undertake complex dietetic assessments and make recommendations to guide future interventions.
• Provide dietetic interventions for complex cases.
• Contribute to development and review of evidence‑based dietetic resources.
• Promote the role of dietetics trust wide.
• Lead on the development of dietetic provision within the HLS and in developing pathways with partners. Work in partnership with other members of the healthy living team, Leeds Community Healthcare, community providers including third‑sector organisations, Leeds City Council, local community groups as appropriate to needs of the service and service users.

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.

Benefits include employee wellbeing support, 27–33 days annual leave, flexible and remote working arrangements, NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development, training and education support and a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes.

• Nutrition & Dietetics degree and HCPC registration.

• Demonstrated ability to make autonomous decisions, prioritise competing demands and manage risk in a complex clinical/service environment, with strong communication and influencing skills.

• Proven experience of leading, managing and developing a dietetic workforce, including line management, clinical supervision, service delivery and improvement across multiple settings.
• Substantial post‑registration experience as a dietitian, including working with complex cases and contributing to service delivery in mental health or comparable settings.

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

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.