Eating Disorders Dietitian – Community Care Specialist

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

NHS staff discounts

Season ticket loans

Flexible working

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to lead the Eating Disorders Nutrition and Dietetics service for the north team of the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. The role supports adults in the community and in FREED pathways, addressing complex dietary needs with evidence-based practice.

You will work with MDT colleagues, supervise students, and develop treatment programmes across both community and inpatient settings in a flexible, transforming

Qualifications

• Substantial post-qualification clinical dietetic experience in an acute hospital or community setting.
• Significant experience of working with people with Eating Disorders.
• Experience of supervision of students and assistants. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of delivering MDT Eating Disorder dietetic training both internally and externally
• Experience of running groups

Responsibilities

• Lead the EPUT Eating Disorders Nutrition and Dietetics provision for the north team of the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individuals with complex dietetic needs within the community (including FREED) eating disorders pathway.
• Provide expert nutritional advice, signposting, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, clients, carers, relatives or other non-professional contacts to ensure care is delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialised dietetic interventions for people with Eating Disorders in community and inpatient settings.
• Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practice, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques (e.g. 1:1, group activities, patient education, carer education).
• Manage complex and challenging caseloads and appropriately prioritise by need.
• Provide complex dietary support with a challenging patient population.
• Be instrumental in developing the Eating Disorders Dietetic Service in line with the Service vision and best evidence-based practice.

Education

BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics OR BSc. in relevant science & Post Graduate Diploma or MSc. in Dietetics

Registration via HCPC

Advanced / Masters level post graduate training e.g. MSC/PG Cert

Registered member of the British Dietetic Association

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to lead the Eating Disorders Nutrition and Dietetics service for the north team of the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. The role supports adults in the community and in FREED pathways, addressing complex dietary needs with evidence-based practice.

You will work with MDT colleagues, supervise students, and develop treatment programmes across both community and inpatient settings in a flexible, transforming