Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Dietitian, looking for a senior role? We are looking for you to join our Adult Community Eating Disorder (ACED) team in Oxford.
We are looking for someone who can join an 'up and coming' community team which values each profession and individual for their unique approach and contribution to service development and patient care. We have recently established the FREED (First episode Rapid Early intervention for eating disorders) model and continue to move towards the development of a life span service which requires close working with colleagues in Child and Adolescent, Older Adults and as well as other mental health and acute services across the Thames Valley region.
We are passionate about embedding dietetic interventions and expertise within the current treatment pathways and keen to continue to review and develop these in line with service transformation.
You will have experience of working with people with eating disorders ,be ambitious and have a positive attitude and outstanding clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Specialist Dietitian within the ACED service is to provide comprehensive care to individuals with eating disorders, as well as taking a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team to embed dietetics as a key element of assessment and treatment for our client group. You will receive, and be required to offer, supervision to other team members and act as Practice Assessor / Supervisor to dietetic students and apprentices.
The specialist dietitian plays a significant role in educating patients, carers, and other healthcare providers on the complex nature of eating disorders and the nutritional risks and requirements. You will be an important member of the MDT (MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM) assessment clinics and will be involved in treatment formulation and assessment outcome decisions. You will work collaboratively with the MDT to manage risk and develop comprehensive treatment plans as well as outcome measure collection, audit, and treatment reviews.
You will be expected to be an expert in your field and provide consultation and training to other professionals within the trust and externally as required. You will be required to attend professional meetings as a representative of the team and be involved in service development in addition to signposting and liaison with alternative services such as specialist eating disorder inpatient units, adult mental health teams, community dietetics and acute hospitals.
About us
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research as well as a vast range of teaching and training, we have well established supervision and operational structures, as well as useful links with both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, with opportunities to work across Oxfordshire county as required .
The community team is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nursing staff, Dietitian, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists, Community Support Workers, and team Administrators. We are moving towards the development of a life span service and have working links with colleagues in the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services as well as other community eating disorder services and specialist treatment units.
Our service provides assessment and treatment interventions, such as Specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM), Model of Anorexia treatment for adults (MANTRA) and Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored to the needs of adults with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder. These adults can often have co-morbid physical and mental health difficulties which need to be taken into consideration and often require an adapted approach, such as the PEACE (Pathway for Eating disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience) and/ or joint working with other services.
We offer a range of evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and deliver these within the community. There are opportunities for further training in the evidence-based treatments, including regular CBT-E (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) supervision and the service is developing the FREED initiative.
The service is committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and your role will include the opportunity to be part of service development, if you have skills and interests you wish to develop, we are open to discuss these as part of our ongoing personal development review programme.
There is a strong AHP (Allied Health Professionals) community within the Trust with significant opportunities to support integrated working and showcasing the achievements of AHPs within the Trust.
Support to develop skills will be offered by the Trust Learning and Development Team through a programme of CPD (Clinical and Professional Development). Specific support and supervision are provided by team members including nursing, psychology, and social work colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, with opportunities to work across Oxfordshire county as required .
The community team is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nursing staff, Dietitian, Social Worker, Assistant Psychologists, Community Support Workers, and team Administrators. We are moving towards the development of a life span service and have working links with colleagues in the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Services as well as other community eating disorder services and specialist treatment units.
Our service provides assessment and treatment interventions, such as Specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM), Model of Anorexia treatment for adults (MANTRA) and Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored to the needs of adults with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder. These adults can often have co-morbid physical and mental health difficulties which need to be taken into consideration and often require an adapted approach, such as the PEACE (Pathway for Eating disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience) and/ or joint working with other services.
We offer a range of evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and deliver these within the community. There are opportunities for further training in the evidence-based treatments, including regular CBT-E (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) supervision and the service is developing the FREED initiative.
The service is committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and your role will include the opportunity to be part of service development, if you have skills and interests you wish to develop, we are open to discuss these as part of our ongoing personal development review programme.
There is a strong AHP (Allied Health Professionals) community within the Trust with significant opportunities to support integrated working and showcasing the achievements of AHPs within the Trust.
Support to develop skills will be offered by the Trust Learning and Development Team through a programme of CPD (Clinical and Professional Development). Specific support and supervision are provided by team members including nursing, psychology, and social work colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or post graduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics
- Current state registration with the Health Care Professions Council as a Dietitian
- Evidence of supervising qualified staff
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in a range of settings relevant to the post, for example: Family Based Treatment for Anorexia or CBT-E
- Evidence of formal or informal leadership training
- Evidence of training as a Clinical Supervisor
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of high level specialist dietetic knowledge and experience in eating disorders
- Planning and delivering training for health care professionals
- Training student dietitians
- Knowledge of refeeding guidance and MEED guidelines
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of clinical nutrition.
- Evidence of research/audit/project work
Desirable
- Developing treatment protocols / guidelines and contributing to Service development projects
- evidence of leading group work with patients with eating disorders
- Experience working within a community team.
Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to organise workload and manage time within conflicting agendas
- Presentation skills- including to large groups
- Good time management
- Understanding of confidentiality maintaining confidentiality
- Computer literate including word processing.
- Ability to manage change effectively
- Team worker with good interpersonal and leadership skills
- Project management skills -i.e., setting objectives, developing action plans, prioritising work, evaluating work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients using a sensitive and empathetic manner
- Ability to cope under pressure and with difficult and complex patients
Desirable
- Can demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding working with clients with eating disorders.
- Good interpersonal, counselling, behaviour change and motivational skills
- Reflective practitioner, able to highlight own learning needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or post graduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics
- Current state registration with the Health Care Professions Council as a Dietitian
- Evidence of supervising qualified staff
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in a range of settings relevant to the post, for example: Family Based Treatment for Anorexia or CBT-E
- Evidence of formal or informal leadership training
- Evidence of training as a Clinical Supervisor
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of high level specialist dietetic knowledge and experience in eating disorders
- Planning and delivering training for health care professionals
- Training student dietitians
- Knowledge of refeeding guidance and MEED guidelines
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of clinical nutrition.
- Evidence of research/audit/project work
Desirable
- Developing treatment protocols / guidelines and contributing to Service development projects
- evidence of leading group work with patients with eating disorders
- Experience working within a community team.
Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to organise workload and manage time within conflicting agendas
- Presentation skills- including to large groups
- Good time management
- Understanding of confidentiality maintaining confidentiality
- Computer literate including word processing.
- Ability to manage change effectively
- Team worker with good interpersonal and leadership skills
- Project management skills -i.e., setting objectives, developing action plans, prioritising work, evaluating work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients using a sensitive and empathetic manner
- Ability to cope under pressure and with difficult and complex patients
Desirable
- Can demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding working with clients with eating disorders.
- Good interpersonal, counselling, behaviour change and motivational skills
- Reflective practitioner, able to highlight own learning needs
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
