Community Dietitian – Eating Disorders (ED) Specialist

NHS Jobs; Southall; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Community Dietitian – Eating Disorders Specialist for the West London CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary team. The role supports children, young people and families with eating disorders, delivering evidence-based care and collaborating in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment across on-site and remote settings.

The post emphasizes professional development, supervision and involvement in quality improvement projects, with opportunities to lead areas of interest

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to support children, young people and families dealing with eating disorders.
• Provide clinical care and support to individuals within CAMHS in both in-person and remote settings.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, supervision, auditing and quality improvement initiatives.

Job description

Community Dietitian – Eating Disorders (ED) Specialist

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.

£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS

£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS