Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic dietitian with energy and drive, to join our team.
We are part of the largest NHS acute trust in England, including the second largest tertiary children's hospital in London. We provide several tertiary paediatric services including Surgery, Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology, Allergy, Neonatology, Neurology, Diabetes and PICU.
This well-established role is in the multi-disciplinary Community Eating Disorders Service for Children and Young People (CEDS-CYP) which serves young people with eating disorders in the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney; an ethnically-diverse population. You will be part of a team of multidisciplinary professionals including Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing, Paediatrics, and Dietetics.
The workload consists mainly of outpatients. You will be expected to attend specialist clinics across the region. You will work closely with the specialist hospital at home eating disorders intensive service for in-reach to support transition back into the community and to prevent admissions. You will have the opportunity to work with a broad range of eating disorder presentations as well as comorbid mental and physical health diagnoses to allow for the provision of a holistic care package for the young person. You will work alongside and line manage a band 6 Dietitian in the CEDS team.
Main duties of the job
To work within the multidisciplinary team, to provide highly specialized dietetic advice to children and young people with eating disorders;
To undertake outpatient clinics in the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- oQualification in Paediatrics or Eating Disorders or evidence of significant experience.
- oHPC registered
- oIn-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics and/or eating disorders.
Desirable
- oMember of relevant special clinical interest group
- Supervision Training
Experience
Essential
- oGood experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics, with at significant experience within Paediatrics or Eating Disorders
- oUnderstanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
- oExperience of using routine outcome measures as part of clinical practice
- oWorking in partnership as part of MDT
Desirable
- oExperience of working within the community and acute settings
- oClinical experience with eating disorders
- oExperience of facilitating therapeutic groups
- oCompleting assessments in home and community settings
- oExperience of delivering training to a range of multi-agency professionals
Skills
Essential
- oExperience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
- oExperience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
- oAbility to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
- oAbility to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
- oAbility to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- oLeadership skills.
- oAccurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
- oAbility to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
- oProven Audit skills
- oTo have effective presentation skills.
- oRegularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
- oAbility to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable
- oTo have participated in research.
- oKnowledge of current developments within CAMHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- oQualification in Paediatrics or Eating Disorders or evidence of significant experience.
- oHPC registered
- oIn-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics and/or eating disorders.
Desirable
- oMember of relevant special clinical interest group
- Supervision Training
Experience
Essential
- oGood experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics, with at significant experience within Paediatrics or Eating Disorders
- oUnderstanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
- oExperience of using routine outcome measures as part of clinical practice
- oWorking in partnership as part of MDT
Desirable
- oExperience of working within the community and acute settings
- oClinical experience with eating disorders
- oExperience of facilitating therapeutic groups
- oCompleting assessments in home and community settings
- oExperience of delivering training to a range of multi-agency professionals
Skills
Essential
- oExperience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
- oExperience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
- oAbility to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
- oAbility to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
- oAbility to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- oLeadership skills.
- oAccurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
- oAbility to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
- oProven Audit skills
- oTo have effective presentation skills.
- oRegularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
- oAbility to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable
- oTo have participated in research.
- oKnowledge of current developments within CAMHS
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.
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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
