Community Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Learning and development

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a dietitian to provide advanced dietetic services within a specialist and complex clinical area. The role requires a high level of skill and independence, with responsibilities spanning assessment, interpretation of data, and nutrition advice tailored to individual needs.

You will work within the MDT, attend clinical meetings, and contribute to training and development while maintaining professional accountability and adherence to Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based practice in comprehensive community assessments.
• Advanced reasoning to interpret nutrition data.
• Competent in anthropometry and related measurements.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own dietetic work in patient care, adhering to professional codes and Trust policies.
• Use evidence-based practice to assess community patients, including biochemical, anthropometric, clinical, dietary history and social factors, with advanced data interpretation.
• Provide dietetic services in a specialist, complex area at an independent advanced practitioner level.
• Be assessed as competent to perform accurate nutritional measurements and train others in these methods (anthropometry, MUAC, grip strength, growth plotting, BMI).
• Offer nutrition and dietary advice tailored to medical, social and cultural factors, considering patient/carer communication levels.
• Attend clinical meetings and communicate closely with the MDT and other agencies as required.
• Support colleagues and contribute to MDT discussions to optimise patient care.

Job description

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work for the dietetic management of patients in your care, working within the professional code of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
• Use evidence-based practice to undertake comprehensive assessments of community patients referred to the service including biochemical, anthropometrics, clinical condition, diet history and social circumstances and to use advanced reasoning skills to interpret data.
• To provide a dietetic service to a specialist and complex clinical area using a high level of skills and knowledge at the level of an independent advanced practitioner.
• To be assessed as competent to undertake accurate measurements to assess nutritional status and train others to perform these measurements/calculations (anthropometry, mid upper arm circumference, hand grip strength, plotting growth charts, calculating weight for height/BMI).
• To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient's medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence based and takes into account patient/carer communication level.
• Attend clinical meetings and communicate closely with the MDT and other agencies as required.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team