Band 7 Specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a skilled Dietitian to support the innovative Waterlily Programme aimed at preventing hospital admissions for patients with eating disorders. The role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver specialized dietary support and education while promoting healthy eating habits. Ideal candidates will have experience in dietetics and a valid UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work is essential.
• Experience working with eating disorders is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate specialized dietetic input for the Waterlily Programme.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
• Educate staff, patients, and carers on nutrition and eating habits.

Skills

Experience in specialized dietetics

Team collaboration

Patient education

Monitoring dietary practices

Education

Relevant dietetic degree

Job description

Are you a skilled Dietitian looking for a new challenge?

We are seeking a dedicated, innovative and highly organised Dietitian to join our growing and experienced team at Leicestershire Adult Eating Disorders Service.

This post holder will have had experience of working in this specialised area, although further training will be available.

Why apply?You will be part of a highly regarded and friendly Primary Care dietetic team which is currently going through a period of expansion due to additional investment.

The Mental Health team is currently supported by two Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and a Dietetic Team Leader.

You will be working within a highly skilled and experienced eating disorders team, who will provide training and support.

You will play a key role in the development and the delivering of the new and innovative virtual Waterlily Programme for outpatients, alongside OTs, assistant psychologist and support workers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide and co-ordinate specialised dietetic input for our new venture The Waterlily Inpatient Prevention Programme, a virtual day programme that offers practical and psychological treatment with the aim of preventing hospital admission for patients with anorexia nervosa.

The intervention is aimed at helping patients to restore their weight and improve their chances of recovery without admission to hospital.

The post holder will play a crucial role in providing specialised dietary assessment, treatment and support and monitoring to individuals suffering from eating disorders.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will collaborate with other healthcare professionals to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans tailored to meet the unique nutritional needs of each patient, alongside enabling the patients to challenge their disordered eating and strict dietary rules.

The role involves education of both staff, patients and carers, ongoing monitoring to promote healthy eating habits and support long-term recovery from eating disorders.

In addition to this, the post holder will work alongside the inpatient dietitian and support the outpatient team, working with a wider range of eating disorders.

A valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role. Further details can be found in the attached Job description and Person specification.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.