CYP Lead Eating Disorder Dietitian

Main area

Lead Eating Disorder Dietitian - CYP Integrated Eating Disorder Service

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 22 hours per week

Job ref

373-CYP1502

Site

Ancora House

Town

Chester

Salary

£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

27/11/2025 23:59

Interview date

18/12/2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Eating Disorder Dietitian to be based within the CYP specialist eating disorder unit.

The post will be part of the CYP Tier 4 CHEDS Eating Disorder Service and will be based at Ancora House in Chester. CHEDS is a regional outpatient service offering evidenced based treatment approaches to year-olds who present with an eating disorder and their families / carers. The service provides Tier 4 gatekeeping for young people with eating disorders requiring an inpatient admission across Cheshire and Merseyside. There will be an opportunity for working across the service into our day service programme.

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced dietitian with a genuine interest in working with young people with eating disorders and their families and a commitment to delivering specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions. We are keen to hear from individuals with relevant training and experience.

Planned Shortlisting Date: 01/12/2025, Planned Interview Date: 18/12/2025

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the planning and implementation of high-quality dietetic interventions on a children and young people's specialist Eating Disorders Ward,

The post-holder will be offered opportunity for continued professional development within a specialist and well established multi-disciplinary service. Our service has a strong commitment to professional development through individual supervision, training, appraisal and an ethos of close multi-disciplinary working. There will also be an opportunity for specific eating disorder training.

To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform a specialist dietetic assessment of patients within an in-patient specialist Eating Disorder ward. To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised dietetic treatment programmes. To make autonomous decisions on the treatment plans for severely ill inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa, as well as Bulimia nervosa and Atypical Eating Disorders.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
• Membership of professional body
• Evidence of Eating-Disorder specific training, post registration

Desirable criteria

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Dietetics

Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria

• Very good knowledge of dietetics for Eating Disorders

Experience
Essential criteria

• Experience of working in Eating Disorders Dietetics in the community
• Experience of working in an Eating Disorders ward environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience of Community Eating Disorders Services

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Hannah Reynolds

Job title

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Email address

Additional information

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