Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Dietitian, looking for a senior role? We are looking for you to join our Adult Community Eating Disorder (ACED) team in Oxford.
We are looking for someone who can join an ‘up and coming’ community team which values each profession and individual for their unique approach and contribution to service development and patient care. We have recently established the FREED (First episode Rapid Early intervention for eating disorders) model and continue to move towards the development of a life span service which requires close working with colleagues in Child and Adolescent, Older Adults and as well as other mental health and acute services across the Thames Valley region.
You will have experience of working with people with eating disorders, be ambitious and have a positive attitude and outstanding clinical skills.
The role of the Specialist Dietitian within the ACED service is to provide comprehensive care to individuals with eating disorders, as well as taking a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team to embed dietetics as a key element of assessment and treatment for our client group. You will receive, and be required to offer, supervision to other team members and act as Practice Assessor/Supervisor to dietetic students and apprentices.
The specialist dietitian plays a significant role in educating patients, carers, and other healthcare providers on the complex nature of eating disorders and the nutritional risks and requirements. You will be an important member of the MDT (MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM) assessment clinics and will be involved in treatment formulation and assessment outcome decisions.
You will be expected to be an expert in your field and provide consultation and training to other professionals within the trust and externally as required. You will be required to attend professional meetings as a representative of the team and be involved in service development in addition to signposting and liaison with alternative services such as specialist eating disorder inpatient units, adult mental health teams, community dietetics and acute hospitals.
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research as well as a vast range of teaching and training, we have well established supervision and operational structures, as well as useful links with both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes.
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
The post is based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, with opportunities to work across Oxfordshire county as required. The community team is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nursing staff, Dietitian, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists, Community Support Workers, and team Administrators.
Our service provides assessment and treatment interventions, such as Specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM), Model of Anorexia treatment for adults (MANTRA) and Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored to the needs of adults with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder.
The service is committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and your role will include the opportunity to be part of service development, if you have skills and interests you wish to develop, we are open to discuss these as part of our ongoing personal development review programme.
Support to develop skills will be offered by the Trust Learning and Development Team through a programme of CPD (Clinical and Professional Development). Specific support and supervision are provided by team members including nursing, psychology, and social work colleagues.
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