Community Dietitian – Eating Disorders (ED) Specialist

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Dietitian to join the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Ealing. The post focuses on meal support, community and ward-based care for children and young people with eating disorders, under supervision from senior staff.

You will develop and guide meal support within the ED pathway, with outreach into homes and local wards, and contribute to service development, audits and research. A robust supervisory framework supports your professional growth.

Qualifications

• Membership of HCPC and current registration.
• Member of the British Dietetic Association and Specialist Mental Health Group.
• BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.
• BDA accredited course in eating disorders (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale).

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.
• Deliver outreach to homes and local wards for meal support.
• Provide individual and family therapy; participate in Multi Family Therapy Groups.
• Support service development, audits, research and quality improvement projects.
• Supervise student dietitian on specialist CAMHS placement.

Skills

HCPC registration

CAMHS experience

CBT-E techniques

Meal support experience

Education

Dietitian Qualification (HCPC registered)

Job description

Community Dietitian – Eating Disorders (ED) Specialist

We are offering an exciting opportunity for aBand 6 Dietician to join our team.The successful applicant will join the West London CAMHS Eating DisorderService is based at in Ealing CAMHS, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SA.The West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Service is a well-established andexpanding multi-disciplinary service which offers a range of evidence based clinicaltreatments to young people with eating disorders across the Boroughs of Ealing,

Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Service also links to acomprehensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 CAMH Service and a CAMHS CrisisPrevention/Care Team (ALLIANCE). The post holder will be part of a growing teamof clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, andyoung people, who are presenting with eating disorders.

The Dietician will also join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilledMDT, who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for children and youngpeople who present to mental health services.With supervision and guidance from Senior staff, the main purpose of the CAMH Dietitian role will be to develop and guide development of meal support within theED pathway.

Main duties of the job

The Dietician will work partly within the intensive treatment community pathway.This is an exciting new development within the team to support young people toremain in the community or to provide consistent support on paediatric wards tosupport discharge. This role will provide outreach into the young person's home toand local wards to provide meal and more generalised therapeutic support.

The Dietitian will join the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of clinicalassessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their familiesand/or carers within the Eating Disorder Service. The role will include providingoutreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and in-reach workinto Tier 4 Services. The Dietitian will provide specialist dietitian input. Withsupervision and support the Dietitian will provide individual therapy to identifiedpatients, as well as short term therapy (individual, family, groups) to patientspresenting with sub-threshold disorders. He /she will also contribute towardsMulti Family Therapy Groups.

As a Dietitian you will have the opportunity to contribute to service development,audit, research and quality improvement projects and you will also act as aSupervisor for student dietitian on specialist placement in CAMHS.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The West London CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary team is strongly aligned with the core values of the Trust; togetherness, responsibility, excellence, and caring. The team is committed to providing services that are accessible to everyone, and it prides itself on its creative and innovative ways of delivering high quality evidence based care for children, young people and families referred to the service.

West London CAMHS is committed to supporting the development and progression of its staff. In addition to receiving regular supervision, all staff have access to training and development opportunities in line with their agreed development needs. Staff are also encouraged to be involved in quality improvement projects, audit and research, as well as to take a lead for areas of special interest, such as safeguarding, transitions, SEND.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic West London CAMHS has had to develop new and innovative ways of working. Our staff are currently providing a combination of face to face clinical contact as well as clinical contact via virtual platforms, resulting in a combination of onsite and remote working. All staff are provided with a laptop and mobile phone to support this way of agile working.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses with demonstrable post registration experience working in child and adolescent in-patient and/or community services or adult community services and who have an interest in developing their skills in working with young people, their families/carers and networks who are struggling with eating disorders.

The CAMH Nurse will need to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of eating disorders, evidence on-going professional development and show an ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team.

Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Membership of HCPC
• Evidence of ongoing CPD Knowledge of Dietetics relevant to post.
• Current registration with HCPC
• Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group.
• BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.
• British Dietetic Association accredited course(s) in eating disorders (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)
• Training in CBT-E techniques used in Eating Disorders

Experience

• Previous experience of working with young people.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and awareness of current developments
• Commitment to evidence-based practise.
• Experience working with young people with eating disorder/ disordered eating presentations and meal support
• Experience working in CAMHS/ Eating disorder services
• Previous experience of working with CBT-E techniques.
• Experience of working in a variety of settings.
• Experience of delivering training programmes.

Knowledge and Skills

• National guidance and key standards in own specialist area.
• Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
• Ability to relate therapeutically to the needs of the service user group.
• Evidence based practice in mental health or learning disabilities and knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (within an agreed timescale
• Understanding of some of main theories around development and maintenance in Eating Disorder's (Over evaluation of shape and weight and effects of starvation upon brain etc.)
• Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice.

Personal Qualities

• Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
• Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances
• Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently as appropriate to the band

Other Requirements

• Evidence of continuing professional development as expected by the NMC.

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.

£45,953 to £54,254 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS