Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian specialised in eating disorders to join our team. The postholder will provide highly specialised dietetic input to children and adolescents receiving outpatient treatment for an eating disorder at South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust. The role advertised is a 1.0 WTE Dietitian position, supporting the Children and Young Persons' Outpatient Eating Disorders service, which includes the Intensive Outreach Team and holding a small ARFID caseload.
The successful applicant will manage a caseload of young people with eating disorders, conduct dietetic assessments, deliver therapeutic interventions, and work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of eating disorder treatment within a supportive and dynamic environment.
Candidates should be a Registered Dietitian; with experience of working in a mental health setting. A working knowledge of behaviour change and motivational interviewing would be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
o To be responsible and accountable to the leadership team of the CYP eating disorder service for the delivery of CAMHS Dietetics provision for children and young people diagnosed with Eating Disorders.
o The post holder will provide dietetic input (dietetic assessment, formulation, and intervention to children, young people) to the CAMHS Eating Disorders Outpatient Service, which includes the Eating Disorders Integrated Outreach Team and the ARFID team.
o The post holder will also work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and develop the dietetic offer as required.
o The Dietitian will be able to demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and deliver care, including assessment, diagnostic skills, treatment, and evaluation.
o The Dietitian will communicate at all levels across boundaries and work closely with wider clinical team members.
o Within the scope of service-delivery (which can include education, training and consultation), providing professional advice and consultancy across South West London to non-specialist dietitians and other health professionals on your specialist area of dietetics.
o Supervision and training of CAMHS Dietitians, dietetic assistants and student dietitians on National pre-registration training programmes and other health professionals in relation to your specialist area.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
About our location:
This post will be based at Springfield Hospital
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a specialist dietetic service to young people with eatingdisorders in an outpatient setting. This involves working with patients,families and multidisciplinary team members to identify and address thecomplex psychological and social factors that affect compliance withdietary treatment, thus enabling long term / permanent lifestyle changes.
To act as lead clinician for the delivery of a comprehensive nutrition anddietetic service to the population with diverse nutritional health needswithin a highly specialist area; working within the BDA Professional Codeof Conduct and Professional Standards of Practice.
To be responsible for the provision and continuing development of aneffective dietetic service for your specialist area and to provide specialistadvice to a range of healthcare professionals.
To undertake comprehensive assessments of each patients diet andlifestyle to formulate individualised management and treatment plansensuring optimal outcome whilst minimising risk. The assessments include interpreting biochemical data and using quantitative/ qualitative analysis of nutritional information.
Promote individual rights and choicePromote anti-discriminatory practice.
To be aware of and able to identify patients at high psychiatric risk (e.g. of suicide) and liaise with the multidisciplinary team regarding themanagement of risk in these patients
To work autonomously within the eating disorders team with little or nodaily supervision
To promote awareness of the role of the dietitian within the services,negotiating priorities where appropriate.
To communicate with health professionals, community workers and thepublic and, where appropriate, undertake appropriate risk assessments and gain consent to participation in nutrition interventions.
To plan, prioritise and take responsibility for own workload in accordance with the BDA Workload Management framework and departmental priorities and provide cover as required across other trust CAMHS eating disorder services i.e. Wisteria ward or Aquarius ward
To liaise with external stakeholders, where required
This requires collation of highly complex information including:Assessment of local food, nutrition and health needs, interpretation of national and local statistics, dietary intakes and disease risk.Development of nutrition interventions which include calculation of nutritional requirements, patient centred goals and prevention outcomes.
Dietary consultations involving individuals and groups to be undertaken and delivered within a framework of behavioural approaches includingmotivational and negotiative techniques in order to implement a highlycomplex dietetic package of care.
To work with people and colleagues from diverse cultural and ethnicgroups and:Respect personal beliefs and identity of individuals To keep and maintain accurate, timely, comprehensive and legibly written statistical records and reports in order to meet the requirement of funding bodies and evaluation requirement s in accordance with HCPC Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics, departmental standards, policies and procedures in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
To maintain strict confidentiality of patient and public information inaccordance with the Clinical Governance guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a specialist dietetic service to young people with eatingdisorders in an outpatient setting. This involves working with patients,families and multidisciplinary team members to identify and address thecomplex psychological and social factors that affect compliance withdietary treatment, thus enabling long term / permanent lifestyle changes.
To act as lead clinician for the delivery of a comprehensive nutrition anddietetic service to the population with diverse nutritional health needswithin a highly specialist area; working within the BDA Professional Codeof Conduct and Professional Standards of Practice.
To be responsible for the provision and continuing development of aneffective dietetic service for your specialist area and to provide specialistadvice to a range of healthcare professionals.
To undertake comprehensive assessments of each patients diet andlifestyle to formulate individualised management and treatment plansensuring optimal outcome whilst minimising risk. The assessments include interpreting biochemical data and using quantitative/ qualitative analysis of nutritional information.
Promote individual rights and choicePromote anti-discriminatory practice.
To be aware of and able to identify patients at high psychiatric risk (e.g. of suicide) and liaise with the multidisciplinary team regarding themanagement of risk in these patients
To work autonomously within the eating disorders team with little or nodaily supervision
To promote awareness of the role of the dietitian within the services,negotiating priorities where appropriate.
To communicate with health professionals, community workers and thepublic and, where appropriate, undertake appropriate risk assessments and gain consent to participation in nutrition interventions.
To plan, prioritise and take responsibility for own workload in accordance with the BDA Workload Management framework and departmental priorities and provide cover as required across other trust CAMHS eating disorder services i.e. Wisteria ward or Aquarius ward
To liaise with external stakeholders, where required
This requires collation of highly complex information including:Assessment of local food, nutrition and health needs, interpretation of national and local statistics, dietary intakes and disease risk.Development of nutrition interventions which include calculation of nutritional requirements, patient centred goals and prevention outcomes.
Dietary consultations involving individuals and groups to be undertaken and delivered within a framework of behavioural approaches includingmotivational and negotiative techniques in order to implement a highlycomplex dietetic package of care.
To work with people and colleagues from diverse cultural and ethnicgroups and:Respect personal beliefs and identity of individuals To keep and maintain accurate, timely, comprehensive and legibly written statistical records and reports in order to meet the requirement of funding bodies and evaluation requirement s in accordance with HCPC Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics, departmental standards, policies and procedures in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
To maintain strict confidentiality of patient and public information inaccordance with the Clinical Governance guidelines.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Dietitian registration
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance
- Accredited practice placement educator
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- Member of the London Eating Disorder Dietitians Group
- Counselling skills training
- Completed BDA course on Eating Disorders
- ARFID training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with eating disorders
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in a variety of areas of dietetics including at specialist and senior level.
- Experience in enteral feeding, nutrition support and managing patients at high risk of re-feeding syndrome
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Contributing to development of local clinical guidelines.
- Involvement in planning local service delivery.
Desirable
- Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical settings
- Experience of student / DA training
- Experience of working with young people
- Experience of research Methodology and participation in audit.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Dietitian registration
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA) or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance
- Accredited practice placement educator
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
- Member of the London Eating Disorder Dietitians Group
- Counselling skills training
- Completed BDA course on Eating Disorders
- ARFID training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with eating disorders
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in a variety of areas of dietetics including at specialist and senior level.
- Experience in enteral feeding, nutrition support and managing patients at high risk of re-feeding syndrome
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Contributing to development of local clinical guidelines.
- Involvement in planning local service delivery.
Desirable
- Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical settings
- Experience of student / DA training
- Experience of working with young people
- Experience of research Methodology and participation in audit.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Springfield Hospital
15 Springfield Drive London
Tooting, London
SW17 0YF
Employer's website
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
