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Priory Hospital Roehampton, Priory Lane, Roehampton, SW15 5JJ
Priory Group Division
Hours: 15 hours per week
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Part Time
Job Advert - Division Information
Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Set back within landscaped gardens, the tranquil environment of the Priory Hospital Roehampton offers calming and recovery focused residential treatment for up to 100 service users, as well as day care and outpatient services. Specialising in the management and treatment of mental health problems including addictions and eating disorders, our multidisciplinary team deliver personalised treatment programmes and have established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care. There is free access to a fully equipped onsite gym.
Role Responsibilities
As a Dietician with the Priory, you must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). To have completed an HCPC-approved programme in dietetics, either an undergraduate degree or, if you have a degree in a relevant subject, an approved postgraduate course.
You will be required to provide dietetic support to the Private CAMHS service at Roehampton, by working to service standards, care pathways and materials for the dietetics service, and contributing to MDT service development and evaluation for a private CAMHS inpatient service.
You must be able to work as an autonomous dietetic practitioner to carry a complex inpatient caseload, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in service users. This includes pre-admission assessment.
There will be a need to liaise with Specialist Eating Disorder dietetic colleagues working in other areas within the Priory Group and its partners. You will be expected to facilitate liaison with the catering team, i.e., food menu review, portioning, setup of special menus, and offer patient meal supervision and post-meal support, acting as a role model to other staff.
As part of the role, you will need to support the service by providing information, education, and training for colleagues as well as service users and carers on nutritional issues relating to disordered eating and mental health. Effectively undertake the development and delivery of dietetic groups, i.e., nutritional psychoeducation. You will be required to uphold the NICE guidelines and have some knowledge of MARSIMEWS and foster positive working relationships providing specialist advice to colleagues and delivering care to patients with a disordered eating diagnosis e.g., ARFID.
You will be required to support with audit, quality improvement innovations, and data collection priorities for the dietetic service provision on the Private CAMHS service of the Priory Group and its partners.
Job Advert Location Description
About us: From education to hospitals, care homes, and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term, and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.
What we’d like to give you:
* Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
* Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
* Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra day’s annual leave
* Online benefits and cashback rewards
* Cycle to work scheme
About Us
As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.
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