Dietitian - Band 7

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership Nhs Trust; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Learning & development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts for staff

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Dietitian Clinical Specialist (Band 7) to join the Community Mental Health Adult Eating Disorders Team in Coventry. You will work within a dedicated mental health community setting, contributing to the transformation programme across secondary care services.

The role involves delivering specialist dietetic care, participating in service development, and building strong links with acute teams, GP practices and VCSE partners

Qualifications

• B.Sc.(hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics required.
• HCPC registration as a Dietitian required.
• Postgraduate master's level qualification or equivalent evidence of clinical dietetic development preferred.
• Full driving licence with own transport required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the latest evidence-based eating disorder treatment to clients across Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individuals with complex needs.
• Participate in service development, audit, pathway development and ongoing training needs of the clinical teams.
• Create and maintain robust links with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure optimal patient transition and delivery of care.

Education

B.Sc.(hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics

Current valid registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC

Relevant postgraduate master's level qualification or equivalent evidence of clinical dietetic development

Full Driving licence with access to own transport

Job description

Job summary

Dietitian Clinical Specialist - Band 7

Community Mental Health Adult Eating Disorders Team

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Dietitian to work within a dedicated, mental health, adult community eating disorder team, whilst supporting the current Transformation programme across secondary mental health care services within Coventry and Warwickshire, following substantial investment.

This role improves patient care, reduces the need for inpatient treatment and contributes to the development of innovative interventions. The expansion of services will provide clinicians with an opportunity to shape clinical developments and evaluate new ways of working in the field; part of a well-established but expanding multidisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, dietitians, occupational therapists, peer support workers and family therapists.

Main duties of the job

• To work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team delivering latest evidence-based eating disorder treatment to clients across Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust.
• To provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individual service users with a variety of complex dietetic needs.
• To participate in service development, audit, pathway development and ongoing training needs of the clinical teams.
• To be responsible for creating and maintaining robust links with a range of disciplines and agencies including acute centre teams, eating disorders units, GP's, voluntary agencies, social services, community mental health services to ensure optimal patient transition and delivery of care.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

The community mental health eating disorder pathway is a dynamic, innovative, and evidence-based approach developed as part of mental health transformation project, which will sit alongside existing community mental health services to enhance independence, recovery and promote co-produced services.

This developing service and pathway will significantly increase the capacity to provide timely assessment, treatment and support.

We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic people to join us in developing world class services for the residents of Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Transformation of Community Mental Health services will allow us to:

• Move away from diagnosis-based care
• Remove barriers to care
• Develop and harness VCSE partnerships and new ways of working
• Expand our fabulous team of peer support workers roles
• Expand collection of outcome measures
• Increase early intervention
• Address health inequalities and improving access and outcomes for BAME and LGBTQ+

We strive to support you in an exciting and rewarding career pathway and regular Professional support will be provided by the Occupational Therapy/AHP Lead with much opportunity for training and continued professional development.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (open in a new window).

Person Specification

Essential

• B.Sc.(hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
• Current valid registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC
• Relevant postgraduate master's level qualification or equivalent evidence of clinical dietetic development
• Full Driving licence with access to own transport

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Post will be based in Coventry with agile working across the trust. Some working from home can be considered.

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Laura Sale (Team Manager Community Eating Disorder Service)

[e-mail]

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.