Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian (CAMHS)

NHS; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Dietitian to join a dedicated team delivering high-quality care for children with eating disorders. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, providing expert dietetic support and education to young patients and their families across Bradford.

Qualifications

• Relevant post graduate dietetic experience in clinical settings.
• Experience in specialist eating disorder service or with children.
• Dietetic teaching and training experience.

Responsibilities

• Support dietetic management of eating disorders in CAMHS.
• Educate and train multidisciplinary team and patients.
• Provide specialist dietetic service to young people.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Behaviour Change Facilitation

Education

HCPC Registered Dietitian

Specialist Training in Eating Disorders

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian (CAMHS)

The closing date is 25 May 2025

Closing Date: 25.05.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 26.05.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 02.06.25

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, caring and compassionate dietitian to join our service delivering high quality dietetic care for children and young people living with eating disorders, their families and carers, for our partner organisation Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

Working with the support of our band 7 Dietitian Team Lead, you will be a fully integrated member of the BDCFT multidisciplinary eating disorder team based at Hillbrook/Fieldhead and have the additional benefit of being part of the well-established and continually developing Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) dietetic team.

Main duties of the job

The eating disorder team is a well-established, dedicated, and friendly children and young people's community eating disorders service working across Bradford, Aire Wharfe Craven CAMHS. We treat a range of diagnosable eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosia, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating disorder and ARFID.

Our close working multi-disciplinary team includes psychology, psychiatry, nursing, dietetics, family therapists, mental health practitioners, and associate practitioner roles.

The family therapy FT-AN, FT-BN approach is at our core.

We have a close working relationship with our paediatric colleagues who support with in patient refeeding when necessary.

About us

Bradford's Nutrition & Dietetic Service is a large dynamic team of Dietitians, assistant practitioners and administrative staff working in Acute, Community and Primary Care settings. Your professional development will be fully supported within the Dietetic department with our professional development framework and dietetic clinical supervision. You will have the opportunity to participate in the training of 'B' and 'C' Placement dietetic students.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients. Please contact us with any enquiries or to learn more about the post.

Job responsibilities

To support the dietetic management of eating disorders in the CAMHS Specialist eating disorder and intensive home treatment service across Bradford and Airedale.

To educate and provide training for the multidisciplinary team, health care professionals, patients and carers.

To provide a high quality, specialist dietetic service to young people and their families in the community with a range of eating disorders

Applicants must be HCPC registered dietitians, who have obtained relevant clinical post registration dietetic experience, and who are car drivers with access to a car. You will be required to work across a range of clinical and community locations across the district.

Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant post graduate dietetic experience in a range of clinical settings including with young people and adolescents
• Post graduate dietetic experience within the area of a specialist eating disorder service OR working with children and young people with eating disorders within an acute NHS setting
• Experienced in facilitating behaviour change
• Experience of evaluating practice, service development and audit
• Dietetic teaching and training experience relevant to post
• Experience of developing evidence based resources and guidelines
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and consultation with other professionals
• Membership and experience of working with a relevant specialist dietetic/BDA group

Skills

• Excellent written skills with accuracy and attention to detail in written communication
• Able to utilise technology to support dietetic care including: Literature searches, food analysis programmes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

Knowledge

• Knowledge of dietetic interventions for eating disorders
• Understanding of mental capacity and safeguarding in relation to working with children and young people with eating disorders
• Awareness of the operational aspects of the NHS
• Knowledge of the different dietary and social factors within Bradford District
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Clinical supervisory skills training
• Mandatory training relevant to the specialist area
• Specialist training in eating disorders

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust