Job summary Band 7 Specialist Adult Eating Disorders Dietitian We have an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary community eating disorders team based in West Suffolk. You will work alongside an experienced Specialist Dietitian, helping to enhance and develop our services for adults with eating disorders. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build your knowledge and experience in a supportive and collaborative team. You will also benefit from the wider network of eating disorder dietitians working across the trust. Main duties of the job This role expects you to act as a source of expertise on the dietary management of eating disorders to the multi-disciplinary team, community health professionals and others involved in the care of our patients. This includes liaising with colleagues in the local acute trust. Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of an eating disorders providing advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. This will include patients at risk of re-feeding syndrome and patients with complex dietary needs. We offer dietetic care in a variety of setting including community clinics, groups and support acute hospital admissions This is a change from being based in a traditional dietetic department and allows for significant personal and professional development. The eating disorders team is a supportive environment respectful of the dietetic role. About us The Trust is in the process of innovative transformation. We are striving to develop our care model to be more aligned with the needs of the local communities. This has created opportunities to not only recognise and consolidate what we are doing well, but also to drive creativity in radically changing service delivery. These are both challenging and exciting times, in which we are redeveloping how we deliver mental health services in Suffolk. As such, this provides many opportunities for successful applicants to play a key role in bringing about positive change and making a difference, not only at an individual, family or team level, but in shaping the future direction of our services. Benefits Benefits included with this role are:- NHS pension A comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Date posted 19 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year gross per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 246-CFYPS6820273-B Job locations G Block Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP3 8LY Job description Job responsibilities Are you a passionate and skilled Dietitian looking to make a difference in the lives of adults with eating disorders? We have an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary community eating disorders team based in West Suffolk. You will work alongside an experienced Specialist Dietitian, helping to enhance and develop our services for adults with eating disorders. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build your knowledge and experience in a supportive and collaborative team. You will also benefit from the wider network of eating disorder dietitians working across the trust. Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of eating disorders providing advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. This includes community clinics, group education and supporting acute hospital admissions. We welcome applications from Dietitians with experience sound transferable skills and an interest in this fascinating clinical field. We are a cross-county team so some work across the Suffolk locality may be required. If youre looking for a rewarding and impactful role where you can be part of a dedicated MDT delivering high-quality care, we would love to hear from you Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page NSFTjobs Job description Job responsibilities Are you a passionate and skilled Dietitian looking to make a difference in the lives of adults with eating disorders? We have an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary community eating disorders team based in West Suffolk. You will work alongside an experienced Specialist Dietitian, helping to enhance and develop our services for adults with eating disorders. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build your knowledge and experience in a supportive and collaborative team. You will also benefit from the wider network of eating disorder dietitians working across the trust. Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of eating disorders providing advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. This includes community clinics, group education and supporting acute hospital admissions. We welcome applications from Dietitians with experience sound transferable skills and an interest in this fascinating clinical field. We are a cross-county team so some work across the Suffolk locality may be required. If youre looking for a rewarding and impactful role where you can be part of a dedicated MDT delivering high-quality care, we would love to hear from you Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page NSFTjobs Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSC Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent Current HCPC professional registration in dietetics. Masters or Equivalent experience in specialist area. Experience Essential Extensive experience in Clinical Dietetics Experience of working with adults presenting with eating difficulties and managing complexities. Skills Essential Ability to provide leadership within specialist area. Excellent teaching and presentation skills. Knowledge Essential Be able to demonstrate evidence of up to date knowledge of nutrition and dietetics and its application to CAMHS eating disorders. Other Essential A full current driving license and access to a car essential. Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSC Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent Current HCPC professional registration in dietetics. Masters or Equivalent experience in specialist area. Experience Essential Extensive experience in Clinical Dietetics Experience of working with adults presenting with eating difficulties and managing complexities. Skills Essential Ability to provide leadership within specialist area. Excellent teaching and presentation skills. Knowledge Essential Be able to demonstrate evidence of up to date knowledge of nutrition and dietetics and its application to CAMHS eating disorders. Other Essential A full current driving license and access to a car essential. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Address G Block Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP3 8LY Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)