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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated dietitian to join our specialist weight management service in Trafford. We are a friendly, motivated and dynamic multi-disciplinary team, making a positive difference to the lives of adults and children every day. 

The adult service is a Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management MDT that includes nurse therapists, physiotherapist and dietitians.  The team delivers lifestyle programmes for weight management including group education sessions, disordered eating pathway and bariatric surgery education. We are committed to providing a service that is compassionate and mindfulness forms an important part of our approach.

The Children and Young People’s Weight Management Service supports children, young people and their families to become a healthier weight. Although useful, previous paediatric experience is not essential.  We work closely with the wider MDT supporting a family and training other staff is also a key role for the service.

We value CPD and you will be supported to develop your skills and knowledge in this exciting specialism at the heart of key priorities for public health and the NHS.

Programmes are mainly clinic based with some group delivery and home visits.  Virtual and face to face contacts are offered to clients and to improve access, we offer some out of hour sessions. 

 A current UK valid driving license and access to a car are essential. 

Main duties of the job

Manage a caseload of clients who may be complex and have multiple needs including medical, psychological and social.

Plan, deliver, evaluate and modify specialist programmes of care for clients with multiple needs, providing advice to clients and carers in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies involved.

Use advanced communication skills to address clients’ complex needs and support behaviour change.

Use facilitation skills to deliver a programme of group education sessions with clients.

Develop specialist programmes of care in lead area supported by Senior Practitioner and using current best practice, patient feedback and innovation.

Plan, deliver and evaluate formal and informal training within specialism to other relevant health care professionals and staff.

Support the development of a culture of accountability and governance at all levels.

Travel to a variety of venues across Trafford, carrying equipment when need.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.