Clinical Specialist Dietitian - Adult Eating Disorder Service

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated health service provider in Cornwall is seeking a Clinical Specialist Dietitian for its Adult Eating Disorder Service. This community-based role requires expertise in providing nutritional support to adults with eating disorders and involves collaboration with multi-professional teams. Candidates should have a degree in Nutrition/Dietetics, relevant registration, and experience in delivering services within community settings. The position offers a chance to contribute to service development during an exciting time of expansion.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with eating disorders.
• Teaching qualification or experience of teaching.
• Post registration dietetic experience in community services.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and nutritional support for adults with eating disorders.
• Contribute to service development and policy.
• Work closely with families and multi-professional teams.

Skills

Advanced clinical knowledge

Strong communication skills

Ability to manage distressing situations

Education

Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics

Registration as a Dietitian

Advanced certificate in counselling skills

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist Dietitian - Adult Eating Disorder Service

The closing date is 01 February 2026

Are you a dietician looking for a new professional challenge? With either experience of working with Eating Disordered individuals or wanting to expand and develop your knowledge to work in the field of Adult Eating Disorders in a passionate and dedicated Countywide Service?

If so we've been searching for you!

The successful candidate will be working closely with our band 7 in house dietician and physical health team providing high quality, targeted dietetic support to both our treatment as usual and FREED pathway clients within Cornwall's Countywide Adult Eating Disorder service.

With the changing face of our target population currently and in recent years, the service is working towards expansion and restructuring allowing the successful candidate to join us as a key member of the team at this exciting time, helping us to shape the service as we aim of accreditation and providing the best service possible to our client group.

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

Main duties of the job

In this senior autonomous role, you will provide specialist assessment, treatment and nutritional support for adults and young people with eating disorders, working closely with families and our multi-professional teams. You will contribute to service development, create resources to support patient care, and lead on audit and evaluation within the dietetic pathway.

You will bring advanced clinical knowledge, strong communication skills and an empathic, flexible approach to managing complex cases. As a key member of both the Adult and CAMHS Eating Disorder teams, you will help shape practice and contribute to policy development within the service.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Registration as a Dietitian
• A teaching qualification or experience of teaching groups.
• A wide range of post registration dietetic experience including delivery of services in the community and some experience of working in Mental health services
• Advanced certificate in counselling skills or counselling experience
• Membership of the British Dietetic Association Mental Health Group.
• Working with people with mental illness and eating disorders

Skills and Aptitude

• Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully.

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.