Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian (CAMHS)

Government of Jersey; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian to provide advanced clinical care to children and young people with eating disorders. This role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to the development of care pathways, while also fostering an environment for professional growth. Ideal candidates will be HCPC-registered with substantial experience in mental health and complex pediatrics. The position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the nutritional health of young people living on the beautiful island of Jersey, promoting high-quality care and professional engagement.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Dietitian is essential.
• Substantial post-registration experience in eating disorders is required.
• Must have experience in child and adolescent mental health or complex paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical expertise to young people with eating disorders.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Contribute to training and development within the service.

Skills

Expertise in nutritional assessment

Strong clinical reasoning

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Experience in child and adolescent mental health

Education

HCPC-registered Dietitian

Job description

Key aspects of the role

• Delivering highly specialist nutritional assessment, formulation, and intervention for children and young people with Eating Disorders, ARFID, and complex mental-health-related nutritional needs.
• Acting as the dietetic lead within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway, providing expert input to multi-agency formulation and care planning.
• Offering consultation, reflective guidance, and training to colleagues, partner agencies and the wider community to strengthen trauma-informed, recovery-focused care.
• Prescribing dietary products and enteral feeds and interpreting medical/biochemical data to support safe, evidence-based treatment.
• Contributing to clinical governance, audit, research activity, and the development of guidelines and patient information resources.
• Supporting the Nutrition & Dietetics service with student training and professional development.

About the role

Our Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian will provide advanced clinical expertise to children and young people presenting with disordered eating, ARFID and complex mental health presentations. You will work closely with psychiatry, psychology, nursing and family therapy colleagues to deliver integrated, safe and evidence-based treatment. As the senior dietetic voice within the pathway, you will contribute to MDT formulation, risk management and standardised care planning, ensuring consistent, high-quality dietetic input across CAMHS and partner services.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the development of Jersey's specialist Eating Disorder offer, influencing practice, pathways and training across CAMHS and the wider system. The role is dedicated to improving nutritional health, recovery and life outcomes for young people with eating difficulties. If you are motivated, skilled and passionate about specialist dietetic care in child and adolescent mental health, we would love to hear from you.

Living in Jersey offers the opportunity to be part of a beautiful island with a close-knit community, where you can make a meaningful difference to children and families while enjoying an excellent quality of life. Our smaller population allows clinicians to work closely across systems, influence service development and experience the impact of their work every day.

Qualifications and experience

You will be a HCPC-registered Dietitian with substantial post-registration experience, including work with eating disorders, child and adolescent mental health, or complex paediatrics. You will bring highly specialist knowledge, strong clinical reasoning and the ability to work autonomously while also contributing to multi-agency, trauma-informed care. You will be confident in delivering consultation, education and collaborative practice, with excellent communication and leadership skills that enable you to influence system-wide change.