CAMHS Inpatient Dietitian

Job summary

Are you a Dietitian? We have a unique opportunity to be part of a new pathway to support young people with eating disorders and disordered eating within inpatient CAMHS in Dorset.

The Inpatient services comprise of 2 wards: Pebble Lodge is a 10-bed ward that provides inpatient care for young people whose care needs are best met in a hospital setting. Next door is Seastone, a CAMHS High intensity environment for up to 8 young people whose needs are best met in a more secure environment.

You will undertake comprehensive dietetic assessment, co-creating individualised, evidence based dietetic care plans for the young people. ensuring the care plan is communicated using appropriate language and terminology to the young person, their family/carers as well as the staff team. You will be working closely with passionate eating disorders professionals and the inpatient multidisciplinary team to deliver the best outcomes for this patient group.

For more information please contact Claire Ozmond, CAMHS Inpatient Service Manager at claire.ozmond@nhs.net or on 07557158586.

Main duties of the job

Utilise highly developed communication and teaching skills to support nutrition counselling for a very complex client group.

Ability to manage appropriately, distressing situations involving treatment of very unwell patients. This may result in exposure to complex situations and distressed relatives.

Lead nutritional education, training and health promotion within the service, by developing appropriate resources for clients and acting as a nutritional expert.

About us

Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.