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Academic Biography
Jo has been working as a Registered Dietitian within the NHS for over 24 years after qualifying in 1997 from Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University). Jo has a specialist interest in food insecurity, obesity, health inequalities, dietary intakes and the eating behaviour of people with mental health conditions.
In 2008, Jo gained a master’s degree in Evidence Based Practice from Teesside University. Her thesis was entitled “The Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes of Adults with Learning Disabilities Detained on Secure Units”.
Since 2009, Jo has been an active member of the Mental Health Specialist Group of the British Dietetic Association, including acting as Chair of the group. She has been involved in numerous national projects. In 2018, Jo was one of the lead authors of “A Weight off Your Mind” (AWoYM) which is a regional plan to support individuals accessing secondary mental health and LD services to manage their weight successfully. In 2019, she was honoured to be awarded the Public Health Champion Award at the NHS England Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards July 2019 for her work in the field of obesity and mental health.
In 2020, Jo commenced a two-year secondment to the role of Consultant Allied Health Professional (Clinical Academic). The post involved working across Teesside University; Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; and the NIHR Clinical Research Network for the North East and North Cumbria. Due to the success of this secondment, Jo was offered a permament role as a Clinical Academic Dietitian in early 2022, working jointly across her NHS Trust and Teesside University.
Jo is the NIHR AHP Research Champion for the North East and North Cumbria.
Jo commenced her PhD in Nutrition at Teesside University in December 2021, studying part time for up to six years.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, MSc Evidence Based Practice, Teesside University
1 Oct 2005 → 30 Jun 2008
Award Date: 30 Jun 2008
Bachelor, BSc (hons) Dietetics, Leeds Metropolitan University
1 Oct 1993 → 30 Jun 1998
Award Date: 30 Jun 1997
PhD, Nutrition, Teesside University
6 Dec 2021 → …
External positions
Consultant Dietitian (Clinical Academic) , Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
1 Jan 2020 → …
Project Manager for the Implementation of “A Weight off Your Mind”, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
1 Jun 2016 → 31 Dec 2019
External Clinical Advisor, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
1 Sep 2013 → 31 Oct 2016
Professional Head of Dietetic Services, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
1 May 2010 → 31 Dec 2019
Clinical Lead Dietitian, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
1 Jul 2008 → 30 Apr 2010
Specialist Dietitian for Forensics and CYPS Eating Disorders, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
1 Feb 2008 → 30 Jun 2008
Specialist Dietitian for Forensic Learning Disabilities, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland Community Services
1 Mar 2003 → 31 Jan 2008
Senior Dietitian for Mental Health, Redcar and Cleveland Primary Care Trust
1 Apr 1998 → 31 Jan 2002
Basic Grade Dietitian (Rotation), Sunderland Royal Hospital
1 Jul 1997 → 31 Mar 1998
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Physical activity in users of inpatient mental health services
Peckham, E., Tew, G., Ker, S., Smith, J. & Hodgson, P.
1/09/22 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Mental Health in the North: A mixed methods study using co-production to explore food insecurity in adults with Severe Mental Illness living in Northern England
Smith, J., Giles, E., McGeechan, G., Eskandari, F., Scott, S., Whittaker, V. & Lake, A.
27/09/21 → 26/03/23
Project: Research
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UKRI/ESRC PPI on a project exploring altered eating in women in secure mental health - exploring the relationship with food in an institutionalised setting
Campbell, M., Burges Watson, D., Deary, V., Smith, J. & Carr, M.
ESRC Closing the GAP Network va York University
17/07/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Other
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Systematic Review of Energy Drinks and Mental Health in Children and Young People
Van Griethuysen, A., Visram, S., Smith, J. & Lake, A.
1/04/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Food insecurity and severe mental illness: understanding the hidden problem and how to ask about food access during routine healthcare
Smith, J., Ker, S., Archer, D., Gilbody, S., Peckham, E. & Hardman, C. A., 13 Jun 2022, In: BJ Psych Advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Weight management interventions for adults living with overweight or obesity and severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Stevens, H., Smith, J., Bussey, L., Innerd, A., McGeechan, G., Fishburn, S. & Giles, E., 3 Nov 2022, In: British Journal of Nutrition. p. 1-60 60 p., doi:10.1017/S0007114522003403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Mental Health: The ambulance workers feeding callers
2/09/21
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Funding will support evaluation of weight management programme for mental health service users
5/03/21
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