Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Key details
Location: Brownhills or Eastgate House
Address: Brownhills, Swindon Road Cheltenham or Eastgate House, Eastgate Street, Gloucester
Town: Cheltenham or Gloucester
Postcode: GL51 9EZ
Contract type & working pattern:
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 7
Main area: Eating Disorders
Job Overview
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.
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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Support the development of a community ARFID treatment pathway as part of the wider Eating Disorders Service.
4. Undertake clinical dietetic leadership and/or other project management tasks as requested. Actively contribute to service development and other continuous improvement cycle to ensure Eating Disorders continues to provide high quality, safe and effective services.
Experience
Essential criteria
* 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.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Degree/post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics.
* Recognised degree registration under the Health and Care Professions Council.
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.
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