Advanced CAMH Dietitian

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Fulbourn; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) invites applications for a specialist dietetic role within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service. The post focuses on delivering expert dietetic care to children and young people in community and specialist settings.

You will join a multidisciplinary team with regular supervision, manage a caseload, and contribute to education, training and service development while maintaining

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered as a dietitian and eligible to work in the UK.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience with CPD in portfolio.
• Experience in community NHS settings and MDT working preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a specialist child and adolescent mental health role within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
• Work within uni- and multi-professional teams with regular supervision.
• Assess and treat a caseload of patients per Dietetic Consultations Model and maintain records.
• Provide high standard dietetic care in specialist settings.
• Deliver education and training sessions related to Mental Health.
• Supervise or monitor students or dietetic staff as required.

Skills

Higher skilled dietetic practitioner

Time management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Meds management

Self-starter

Innovative

Education

HCPC-registered RD

Masters degree

CPD evidence portfolio

Postgrad paediatric dietetics

Tools

Systm1

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To deliver a specialist child and adolescent mental health role in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Foundation Trust (CPFT).
• To work as a dietetic practitioner within uni-professional and multi-professional team environments with regular supervision
• To assess and treat a case load of patients in line with the Model and Process for Dietetic Consultations and maintain associated records.
• Deliver a high standard of dietetic care in specialist care settings
• To deliver education and training sessions related to Mental Health
• To supervise or monitor the work of students or other dietetic staff

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience at a senior level
• Nutritional support experience including tube feeding
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Understanding of the nature of community care in the NHS and a strong desire to work in the community setting
• Experience in working with children and young people
• Experience working in mental health

Desirable criteria

• Experience of research and audit.
• Previous experience in mentoring and clinical supervision of dietetic colleagues
• Active participation in student training in previous post(s).
• Working at a strategic level with clinical units/GP partners, including Local Commissioning Groups, Medicines Management, IC

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualification in dietetics recognised by the HCPC for registration as a dietitian working in the UK.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent work experience
• Strong CPD evidence in portfolio for ongoing maintenance of competencies

Desirable criteria

• Clinical supervision training
• Previous publications or presentations at local, national or international level.
• Recognised patient group education training
• Student Training course.
• Masters or equivalent in a therapeutic clinical area, eg Family Therapy
• Post graduate qualifications in paediatric dietetics
• Familiar with the FBT manualised model of working with young people and there families living with Eating Disorders

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Higher skilled dietetic practitioner.
• Ability to advise on the manipulation of relevant medications within safe boundaries
• Organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences.
• Self starter - able to problem solve and take a strategic view.
• Ability to be innovative and take initiative.
• Can manage own time and workload, showing the ability to prioritise critical work.

Desirable criteria

• Record of project management experience and outcomes
• Previous use of Systm1 or equivalent IT system.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of safeguarding issues and interprets this accurately for all adults and children.
• Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visi