Bethan Leach
Duns Tew,Oxon
Summary
A dedicated healthcare professional with expertise in managing diverse patient groups, delivering tailored education, and collaborating with healthcare partners to enhance patient care within challenging environments. Demonstrates strong skills in supervising students and fostering innovative placement opportunities. Committed to continuous professional development through reflective sessions and training, with a keen interest in advancing professional education.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
8012
8012
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Registered Dietitian
Health in Justice | Practice Plus Group
, Oxfordshire
04.2016 - 05.2025
- Developing and delivering dietetic service within Oxfordshire prisons. The Dietetic service has been recognised in HMIP and CQC inspections as ‘impressive’ and an important part of ‘innovative skill mix.’
- Delivering evidence-based, patient centred care for outpatient and inpatient environments, including for highly complex patients with multiple comorbidity.
- Patient satisfaction surveys currently indicate patients are pleased with the care received and have ‘confidence’ in managing their conditions.
- Leading nutritional care as part of Multi-professional Complex Case Conferences, and within the MDT.
- Implementing PPG nutrition related local and national guidelines including food refusal and refeeding guidelines (2021, 2024).
- Monitoring effectiveness/audit of dietetic interventions in line with KPIs i.e. effect of structured education for people in prison with type 2 diabetes on physical and mental health parameters.
- Facilitating patient education groups grounded in adult learning principles and meeting key KPI/QOF targets. Including self-management education, inpatient groups and large groups as part of prison wide health.
- Designing and delivering nutrition education for healthcare and prison staff - most recently focussing on nutrition screening (positively evaluated by 100% staff).
- Supervising student dietitians on innovative placements, and external supervision of collaborations (such as Vitamin D PhD).
- Working with national partners (such as Oxford Brookes University and HMPPS) to deliver research in nutrition in prisons - to drive clinical effectiveness.
- Collaborating with national partners (such as HMPPS and OHID) to input into prison catering policy – to help improve the nutritional landscape for people in prison
- Working with service users on development of resources and delivery of service i.e. Health Champions
Visiting Lecturer
Coventry University
01.2009 - 05.2025
- Developed and delivered lectures and workshops on undergraduate dietetic programmes including on public health nutrition and wider determinants of health modules.
Registered Dietitian | Dietitian for Offender Health
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
01.2009 - 04.2016
- Established and embedded the first in-house dietetic service at HMP Bullingdon and HMP Huntercombe (commissioned as part of the prison primary care delivery, 2009).
- Including Dietetic Needs Assessments for adults and young people and using this to develop service which included: evidence-based, patient centred care for outpatient and inpatient environments, including complex patients.
- Interdisciplinary TIER 2 weight management programme, including service users and programme support from gym and catering. Evaluated positively by participants and staff, and meeting key KPIs.
- Included delivering nutrition education through whole prison approach – working with users to develop engaging health promotion (i.e. ‘gym choice’ coding on the menu).
- Working with service users on development of resources and delivery of services including TIER 2 weight management programme.
- Working with local partners
Senior Lecturer in Dietetics
Coventry University
07.2006 - 02.2009
- Opportunity to develop interest in education and training. Key responsibilities included delivering modules for undergraduate Dietetics and AHP programmes
- Teaching on postgraduate modules in Sports Nutrition.
- Developing curriculum, and leading on dietetic modules, including behaviour change and public health.
- Supporting students with range of BSc projects
- Organising student placements within the West Midlands.
Senior Registered Dietitian
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
01.2001 - 01.2006
- Worked in a number of clinical areas. Key responsibilities included: Cardiology and Cardiothoractics, Gastroenterology including working with the nutrition team, intravenous feeding and intensive care.
- Training students on dietetic placements.
Registered Dietitian
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
- This junior dietetic role included covering a number of medical and surgical wards.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Education
Higher Education
OxfordSome College (No Degree) - Sports Nutrition
Sports Dietetics Accreditation
LoughboroughPENG Course - Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
EdinboroughBachelor of Science - Nutrition/Dietetics
Nutrition/Dietetics
Surrey /1996 - 01.2000
Skills
- Evidence based - Managing wide range of patients in accordance with evidence based practice
- Self-directed Learner - Undertaking regular CPD activity
- Efficient - Demonstrating ability to manage caseload and number of different workstreams
- Innovative - Developing and delivering group and individual patient education, and engaging dietetic modules as part of Coventry University Dietetic BSc
- Committed - Working with HMPPS partners, drawing on negotiating skills to develop ways to support patients within challenging environment
- Curious - Showing professional curiosity required to identify gaps and develop service to meet this
- Supportive - Supporting students with challenging themes on placements and placement projects
- Collaborative - in wide range of projects, including with Education provider and HMPPS to offer innovative placement and project opportunities
Custom
I live in Oxfordshire with my family and enjoy being outside. We participate in regular Parkruns - jogging, volunteering and a bit of Parkrun Tourism.
Personal Information
Title: Registered Dietitian
Timeline
Registered Dietitian
Health in Justice | Practice Plus Group
04.2016 - 05.2025
Visiting Lecturer
Coventry University
01.2009 - 05.2025
Registered Dietitian | Dietitian for Offender Health
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
01.2009 - 04.2016
Senior Lecturer in Dietetics
Coventry University
07.2006 - 02.2009
Senior Registered Dietitian
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
01.2001 - 01.2006
Registered Dietitian
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
Post Graduate Certificate - Education
Higher Education
Some College (No Degree) - Sports Nutrition
Sports Dietetics Accreditation
PENG Course - Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition/Dietetics
Nutrition/Dietetics
/1996 - 01.2000
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