Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian (CAMHS)

Government of Jersey; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian in Jersey to provide advanced clinical expertise for children and young people facing eating disorders. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to integrated, evidence-based treatment. You should be a HCPC-registered Dietitian with significant experience, particularly in child and adolescent mental health. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence service developments and improve nutritional health outcomes for young individuals. Apply by 9th January 2025.

Benefits

Opportunity to influence treatment pathways

Supportive community living environment

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Dietitian with experience in child and adolescent mental health.
• Strong clinical reasoning and ability to work autonomously.
• Delivery of consultation, education, and collaborative practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist nutritional assessment and intervention for children with eating disorders.
• Act as the dietetic lead within the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway.
• Provide consultation and training to enhance community care.
• Prescribe dietary products and interpret medical data.
• Contribute to clinical governance and research activities.
• Support student training and professional development.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Consultation skills

Autonomy

Knowledge of eating disorders

Education

HCPC-registered Dietitian

Substantial post-registration experience

Job description

Key aspects of the role include :

Salary Range : £68,437.82 to £76,236.77

• 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.

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.

About You

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.

Join us in shaping a compassionate, progressive and evidence-driven service where young people’s physical and psychological recovery is supported through integrated, multidisciplinary care.

For a full job description, click here : Microsoft Word - HCS1037 - Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian (Children, Young People & Adults)

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact :

Lee Hayward – Service Manager, CAMHS

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or

Richard Dyer – Head of Children’s Health & Wellbeing (CAMHS)

[e-mail]

Application Closing Date 9th January 2025

Island life

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.

Further information about relocating to Jersey is available here :

Relocation To Jersey Brochure.pdf