An exciting opportunity for Band 7 Senior Specialist Dietitian to join the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service. The successful applicant will support this innovative multidisciplinary team in delivering the latest evidence-based dietetic support to clients, carers, and families of children and young people who access the services. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality service to enable service users to live the life they want. This opportunity gives the successful candidate the chance to influence the success of this innovative Eating Disorder service.
We are looking for applicants who have enthusiasm for working in specialist mental health services, who are adaptable, enjoy variety, can work independently, as well as understanding the importance of team working. You will form part of our patient-focused service, providing a high quality, accurate, and timely service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dietician to support our new Intensive Day Programme for the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service to support preventing children from being admitted to TIER 4 settings and to support and offer an intensive community package to children & young people with eating disorders.
Key roles and responsibilities:
1. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team in assessing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating a dietetic programme of care for service users with an eating disorder.
2. Ensuring that dietary recommendations are communicated by utilizing the highest level of interpersonal skills to all members of the team and incorporated in the service users' overall package of care.
3. Attending weekly MDT meetings to provide expert advice to clinicians regarding the progression of nutrition support which is evidence-based. This will involve nutritional assessment to include calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition, and other physical parameters.
4. Maintaining professional standards through ongoing continuing professional development, audit, and evaluation in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
About us
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We are providing an intensive support pathway commissioned by the East Of England to support young people remaining at home during recovery. This role as a Senior Specialist Dietitian will be working within this pathway. These forms of treatment have the potential to minimize inpatient admissions (including out-of-area placements), reduce length of stay in inpatient settings, and improve the experience of discharge from inpatient care as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. You will need to be passionate about delivering high-quality care to complex mental health service users and be innovative in your approach to helping us in developing new pathways within the NHS transformation agenda.
We would invite applications from individuals with a mixture of the following experience/qualifications:
1. Degree / Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics and a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience in Dietetics.
2. Clinical experience in Eating Disorders.
3. Registered with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
4. Knowledge of nutrition and dietetics and its application to Adult and Child/young person eating disorders.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this role.
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Person Specification
Registered or eligible to register with Health & Care Profession Council (HCPC)
Essential
1. Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
2. Registered or eligible to register with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
3. A minimum of 2 years post-registration experience in Dietetics.
4. Experience with working with patients with Eating Disorders.
Skills
Essential
1. Qualified Dietician.
Experience
Essential
1. CAMHS.
Profession
Essential
1. Years experience 2+.
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Widford Hall
Tattersall Way
Chelmsford
CM2 8TD
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