Eating Disorders Specialist Dietician

1 week ago


Cheltenham, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Eating Disorders Service is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Eating Disorders Dietician.

The Eating Disorders service is highly regarded and provides specialist assessment, treatment and support for individuals who are experiencing an eating disorder and their families within Gloucestershire.

There is a strong need to increase the Dietetic input into the service and after a successful business case the service has received additional funds to support the Dietetic agenda for Eating Disorders.

Main duties of the job

The All-Age Eating Disorders Service consists of 2 specialist teams: The Risks High in Eating Disorders (RHED) team and The Assessment and Treatment team. This role will join the current sole Dietitian to provide a more comprehensive delivery of dietetic assessments and treatment for patients aged 6 years + across the two parts of the service. The post holder will:

Work as a Highly specialist dietitian within a community team which accepts referrals for children (aged 6 years +), young people and adults from a wide range of multi-agency partners as well as providing an effective and timely response to urgent referrals.

Undertake clinical leadership and/or other project management tasks as requested as part of service improvement initiatives including provision for patients with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), Type 1 Diabetes, Disordered Eating and other special dietary requirements.

To support the development of a community ARFID (Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) treatment pathway as part of the wider Eating Disorders Service.

Undertake clinical dietetic leadership and/or other project management tasks as requested. To actively contribute to service development and other continuous improvement cycle and ensure Eating Disorders continues to provide high quality, safe and effective services.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views ( It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; would recommend the organisation as a place to work; agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority; would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for an experienced Dietician to join the Eating Disorders Service. You will work autonomously alongside an MDT typically compromising of RMNs, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Psychiatrists and GPs. You will provide specialist advice and support for other clinicians both within the ED service as well as other clinicians from system partners.

The team provides advice, consultation and support to primary care, social care, voluntary and educational staff as well as members of the public. The team promotes an awareness of eating disorders and appropriate interventions to the wider public.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in Dietetics including experience of working with Eating Disorder cases either in the community or inpatient setting. Experience of participation in quality improvement activities. Experience of participation in clinical governance activities. Experience of developing and delivering group work.

Desirable

Post registration paediatric dietetic experience Experience of supervising students on placement

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recognised degree registration under the Health and Care Professions' Council.

Desirable

Further Training in Behaviour Change, Counselling skills, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing skills.

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