Dietitian

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Southampton; In loco; GBP 30.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual leave

Career development and training

Rewards platform Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Pension contribution

Free meals and onsite parking

Descrizione del lavoro

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Dietitian to join Bere Clinic in Waterlooville, Hampshire, working 37.5 hours a week. You will manage a complex caseload for young people aged 12-18 with Eating Disorders or co-morbid presentations, developing bespoke nutrition plans with an evidence-based approach.

As part of a multidisciplinary team you will deliver treatment plans, support family involvement and contribute to nutrition group activities, with opportunities for training and career progression.

Competenze

• BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics.
• Post qualification training.
• Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders in children and young people and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers.
• To ensure knowledge and skills are maintained at a high level of professional competence.

Mansioni

• Assessing service users' weight and advise regarding weight, calories, and special meal plans.
• Autonomous dietetic practitioner managing a complex inpatient and outpatient caseload with evidence-based practice.
• Conducting pre-admission screenings and planning for future interventions.
• Liaising with the hospital catering department; ensure menus, allergens, portions and special menus are up to date.
• Support in development and co-facilitation of group activities and staff training.
• Provide weekly progress reviews and feedback to the MDT in ward rounds.
• One-to-one nutrition counselling to explore eating behaviours and barriers to change.
• Deliver Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group to help patients understand their eating disorders.
• One-to-one family support to help families understand the food-health relationship.

Formazione

BSc in Dietetics

Descrizione del lavoro

Being a Dietitian is so much more than just knowing what foods to eat, it's creating a nutritional bespoke plan that gives some of the most vulnerable people the energy and determination to build a brighter future.

Feel valued and supported when you join the team as a Dietitian, working 37.5 hours at Bere Clinic in Waterlooville in Hampshire, a service to support young people aged 12-18 with Eating Disorders or an eating difficulty with a co-morbid presentation for example mental health or psychological issues, such as depression, OCD or anxiety or self-harm.

With experience from the NHS and/or private sector, you will manage a complex caseload, which will see you create individual rapports with service users as you learn about their health concerns, goals and dietary restrictions and preferences to create a healthy nutrition plan.

As a Dietitian, you will deliver and offer contributions to the development of the specialist treatment plans and pathways as you maintain close contact with local community teams.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the service, offering assessment, formulation and treatment to people and their families/carers. You will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.

A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.

You’ll be:

• Assessing service users' weight and advise regarding, weight, calories, and special meal plans
• Working as an autonomous dietetic practitioner to carry a complex inpatient and outpatient caseload, using evidence-based and people-focused principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in service users.
• Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions
• Liaising with the hospital's catering department and ensure that the menu is reviewed regularly, the allergen list, portioning sizes and special menus are up to date
• Supporting in the development and co-facilitation of any group or activity and staff training
• Providing a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds
• Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status. These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change.
• Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help patients understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies.
• Carrying out one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting the patient to eat at home.

Qualifications and Experience

• BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
• Post qualification training
• Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient settling.
• Knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders in children and young people and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers
• To ensure knowledge and skills are maintained at a high level of professional competence

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

You’ll provide care and support to young people aged 12-18 with Eating Disorders or an eating difficulty with a co-morbid presentation for example mental health or psychological issues, such as depression, OCD or anxiety or self-harm.

Bere Clinic has12 spacious en-suite bedrooms. Each bedroom is finished to a high standard and young people are encouraged to personalise their spaces.

There are spacious communal areas, a lounge and a separate dining area along with a large activity room and smaller spaces for individual, group, and family sessions. You’ll be part of a culture that has a strong emphasis on teamwork and where recovery and compassion is at the heart of the service.

What You’ll Get

• A Competitive Annual Salary
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking