Bank Eating Disorder Specialist Dietitian

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS mental health organization is seeking a Dietitian to join their specialized team in Kent and Medway. The role involves providing nutritional care in an inpatient Adolescent unit, focusing on mental health and eating disorders. Candidates should have a relevant degree and preferably some experience in mental health. The organization is recognized for its commitment to staff wellbeing and offers flexible working arrangements, competitive hourly rates, and access to support programs.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Flexible working opportunities

Access to NHS pension scheme

Paid training programs

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering nutritional care is essential.
• Adaptable and able to work independently.
• Willingness to develop innovative approaches to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload in an inpatient General Adolescent Unit.
• Deliver educational groups and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Support junior dietetic staff and apprentices.

Skills

Nutritional care

Mental health awareness

Autonomy in work

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Dietetics or related field

Job description

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and specialised dietetic team within The All-Age Eating disorder service, based in Kent and Medway. The role will predominantly focus on the provision of nutritional care for a General in-patient Adolescent unit based in Staplehurst. This role supports opportunities to experience work in mental health and eating disorders for young patients, within a supportive and collaborative MDT.

Our team is committed to delivering the highest quality of care, enabling our service users to have autonomy and choice in their recovery. We achieve this through regular developmental opportunities, journal reviews and twice monthly CPD, delivered both by dietitians and the wider MDT.

While experience in mental health is advantageous, we also encourage applications from those with transferable skills. You should be adaptable, enjoy variety, and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously. This role also includes developing innovative approaches to care and supporting the development of junior dietetic staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Work under the operational guidance of the Dietetic Lead and Advanced Dietetic Practitioner.
• Manage a diverse caseload within an inpatient General Adolescent Unit, predominantly supporting the Eating Disorder Pathway.
• Deliver educational groups and attend regular meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support our student and apprenticeship training programmes and support junior members of staff assigned to support you.

Benefits

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

Armed Forces Support

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

About NELFT

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video.

Temporary Staffing Benefits

• Competitive hourly rates and weekly pay
• Access to paid annual leave and statutory sick pay
• My Trust Benefits discount scheme
• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• Paid mandatory training
• Opportunities for locally agreed training
• PAMOVA training for Mental Health staff