Specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian - North Essex

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to join their Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. This part-time role involves providing specialized dietetic input for adults with eating disorders in community and Day Care settings. Responsibilities include leading the nutrition provision, assessing patients, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical dietetics and experience with complex eating disorder cases. Excellent benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension plan

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics or relevant science with postgraduate diploma.
• Substantial post-qualification clinical dietetic experience.
• Significant experience working with individuals having Eating Disorders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Eating Disorders Nutrition and Dietetics provision.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessments and treatment programmes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and other organizations.

Skills

Clinical dietetic experience

Experience with Eating Disorders

Supervision skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics

Registration via Healthcare Professions Council

Job description

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Specialist Dietitian who has an interest in working in a Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. This role is part of the current transformation programme across mental health services within Essex. However, we are a Trustwide service and the postholder will be expected to work in other locations in the Trust as required.

The post holder will provide specialist dietetic input to adults with eating disorders in the community and in Day Care, including in the FREED pathway. It will involve working with service users and multidisciplinary team members to identify and address the complex psychological and social factors that affect the dietary treatment, thus enabling long‑term/permanent lifestyle changes.

Managing severely underweight patients with Anorexia Nervosa that are at risk of re‑feeding syndrome whilst in an Acute setting will require collaborative liaison work with the acute trusts.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi‑disciplinary team in delivering services; working flexibly where appropriate and operationally required.

Responsibilities

• To lead the EPUT Eating Disorders Nutrition and Dietetics provision for the north team of the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service.
• To provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individual service users with a variety of complex dietetic needs within the community (including FREED and Day Care) eating disorders pathway.
• To 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.
• To 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's, group activities, patient education, carer education).
• To manage complex and challenging caseloads and be able to appropriately prioritise by need.
• To provide complex dietary support with a challenging patient population.
• To be instrumental in developing the Eating Disorders Dietetic Service in line with the Service vision and best evidence‑based practice.

About Us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that Wraps Around Your Needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job Details

• Date posted: 15 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 364-A-9641
• Job location: Northgate Centre, Colchester, CO1 1RB

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications (Essential)

• BSc. or MSc. in Dietetics OR BSc. in relevant science & Post Graduate Diploma or MSc. in Dietetics
• Registration via Healthcare Professions Council
• Evidence of Advanced / Masters level post graduate training e.g. MSC/PG Cert level

Education / Qualifications (Desirable)

• Registered member of the British Dietetic Association

Experience (Essential)

• 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 (Desirable)

• Experience of running groups

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

• Name: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Northgate Centre, Colchester, CO1 1RB
• Website: https://eput.nhs.uk/