Advanced Practice Dietitian – Community Eating Disorders

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; Sur place; GBP 43 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

NHS discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation (waiting lists)

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to work within a community eating disorder service, focusing on nutritional assessment and evidence‑based dietary advice for adults. The role involves training colleagues in measurement techniques and contributing to complex clinical case management within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should have a dietetics degree and current HCPC registration, with at least one year of Band 5 preceptorship or equivalent post‑registration

Qualifications

• Degree in Dietetics or postgraduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics (essential).
• At least one year of Band 5 preceptorship or equivalent post‑registration experience and competence.
• Current HCPC registration as a dietitian.

Responsabilités

• Be professionally and legally accountable for own dietetic management of patients within professional code and Trust policies.
• Carry out comprehensive, evidence-based assessments of referred community patients including biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition, diet history and social circumstances.
• Interpret assessment data using advanced reasoning skills.
• Provide a dietetic service to a specialist and complex clinical area at independent advanced practitioner level.
• Be assessed as competent in nutritional measurements and train others to carry them out (anthropometry, mid upper arm circumference, hand grip strength, growth charts, weight-for-height and BMI).
• Give evidence-based nutrition and dietary advice suited to patients' medical, social and cultural factors and their communication level, including carers.
• Attend clinical meetings and communicate closely with the MDT and other agencies.

Connaissances

Dietetic knowledge

Assessment skills

Communication

Training/teaching

Autonomous practice

CPD reflective learning

Formation

Degree in Dietetics

Postgraduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics

Description du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to work within a community eating disorder service, focusing on nutritional assessment and evidence‑based dietary advice for adults. The role involves training colleagues in measurement techniques and contributing to complex clinical case management within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should have a dietetics degree and current HCPC registration, with at least one year of Band 5 preceptorship or equivalent post‑registration