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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian

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Job summary

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can offer you:

  • Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
  • Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
  • "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
  • The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
  • Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
  • Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
  • Child Care Vouchers Scheme
  • Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
  • NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Main duties of the job

SPECIALIST EATING DISORDER DIETITIAN Specialist Eating Disorders UnitBased at the Kinver Centre, St Chads House, Stafford

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Specialist Eating Disorder Service. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self motivated and innovative individual who can demonstrate leadership skills within this specialist environment.

Your role will be to provide a highly specialist dietetic service to adult inpatients admitted to the Kinver Centre, Stafford (Specialist Eating Disorder Unit, SEDU) and receiving treatment from the Trust's Eating Disorder Service (EDS).

To act as a source of expertise on the dietary management of eating disorders to medical staff, therapy staff, other health professionals, GPs, external agencies such as local community mental health teams and the local dietetic department.

You will be involved daily in the clinical provision of a needs led service, as a core member of the inpatient clinical lead team to shape and drive forward new initiatives and lead on projects for both quality improvement and service delivery. Applicants will have relevant experience as a dietitian.

This is a real opportunity for you to develop your career in a forward thinking multidisciplinary specialist team.

We can offer a rewarding job with training and the ability to contribute to a growing and developing service.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-JP-22-4793888-C

Job locations

Kinver Centre, St Georges Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

To work autonomously to organise, provide and manage all adult patients diagnosed with an eating disorder receiving multi-disciplinary team care while an inpatient (Kinver Centre).

This will involve: Comprehensive assessment and provision of individual or group dietary advice/treatment and on-going support to patients and/or carers according to medical history, clinical condition/diagnosis/risk, anthropometry, biochemistry, relevant medication, social circumstances, motivation and nutritional intake etc.

Routine use of a range of anthropometric techniques.Using analytical skills to understand and interpret complex clinical cases (for details see the Decision Making section of the job description).

Collaborative working including negotiation, motivational interviewing and counselling CBT-based approach with wide ranging and complex needs to support compliance with dietetic intervention and advice. This may involve translating highly complex information into a format that is appropriate and understandable for patients/carers and, as appropriate, health professionals.

Organising prescriptions of enteral feeds / oral nutritional supplements.

Providing a Care Programme Approach as part of the multi-disciplinary team, dietetic expertise at multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward reviews and case conferences. Informative reports to the MDT (to inform internal CPA documents/discharge summaries) or external agencies as required.

Advising on appropriate equipment

Referral of patients to other health care professionals or specialists.

Leading and facilitating of carers groups as well as the development of educational resources for carers.

Travel to District General Hospitals to provide training or support transfer of our high medical risk patients.

Recording all interventions in accordance with Team and organisational policies.

Being professionally, legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work (including prioritising highest risk cases/inpatients).Identifying risk and reporting incidents as appropriate.

Working effectively as part of an Eating Disorders Dietetic Team and wider Eating Disorders multi-disciplinary team.

To provide an extended role in the area of eating disorders (adults) supported by recognised training and competency assessment, which may include training to use the enteral feeding pump at a competency level to train / assess others.

To have a wide and accurate knowledge of prescribable oral nutritional supplements, enteral (including specialist) feeds, enteral feeding pumps and ancillaries.

To establish and maintain close working relationships with the wider Eating Disorders multi-disciplinary team.

To provide dietetic expertise on all aspects of eating disorders (adults).

To review and interpret evidence-based research and national guidance/policy (including NICE guidelines, RCP guidance - MEED)

To regularly review all dietary and multi-disciplinary education resources

To actively seek additional funding through a variety of bidding processes (internal and external) and subsequent project management of successful bids.

To develop and audit standards of practice for dietetic services. This will include developing and implementing relevant care pathways.

To evaluate the effectiveness of dietetic and multi-disciplinary services to participate in the development and collection of outcome measures (and other quality indicators)

To initiate, plan and deliver specialist on-going training and education programmes.

To develop and maintain contacts with local, regional and national clinical specialist interest groups (e.g. Specialist Groups of the British Dietetic Association, links with SATH hospital teams, etc).

To use a wide range of software packages (including dietary analysis package Nutritics, RIO, PowerPoint etc.)

To identify opportunities for service development and improvement.

To contribute to the annual business planning process including setting and achieving objectives.

To provide written and verbal reports.To contribute and/or lead projects.

Management duties, e.g.: recruitment/selection, budget, authorisation and monitoring of absence of team members, clinical supervision and peer review. Support in personal objective setting. development plan (including maintenance of personal professional portfolio).

To take an active role in the training of student dietitians.

To maintain registration with the Health and Caring Professions Council (HCPC). To work to codes of practice and professional standards of the HCPC and British Dietetic Association (BDA).

To work within the governance framework of the Trust ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based services the best patient experience and adhere to relevant Trust and Service policies.

Inputting menu recipes / food options into food analysis software (e.g. Nutritics) to evaluate/alter the menu in line with the needs of the service or individual patients.

To work autonomously to organise, provide and manage a caseload of adult patients.Comprehensive assessment and provision of individual or group dietary advice/treatment and on-going support to patients and/or carers according to medical history, clinical condition/diagnosis/risk, anthropometry, biochemistry, relevant medication, social circumstances, motivation and nutritional intake etc,Using analytical skills to understand and interpret complex information (e.g.: biochemistry, medical and psychological factors impacting on level of risk, refeeding syndrome risk, weight history, fluid status, nutritional requirements etc) to develop care plans, advise on most appropriate dietetic care including normal/fortified food (carefully monitored nutritional content), oral nutrition supplements; and to formulate enteral feeding regimens during inpatient care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work autonomously to organise, provide and manage all adult patients diagnosed with an eating disorder receiving multi-disciplinary team care while an inpatient (Kinver Centre).

This will involve: Comprehensive assessment and provision of individual or group dietary advice/treatment and on-going support to patients and/or carers according to medical history, clinical condition/diagnosis/risk, anthropometry, biochemistry, relevant medication, social circumstances, motivation and nutritional intake etc.

Routine use of a range of anthropometric techniques.Using analytical skills to understand and interpret complex clinical cases (for details see the Decision Making section of the job description).

Collaborative working including negotiation, motivational interviewing and counselling CBT-based approach with wide ranging and complex needs to support compliance with dietetic intervention and advice. This may involve translating highly complex information into a format that is appropriate and understandable for patients/carers and, as appropriate, health professionals.

Organising prescriptions of enteral feeds / oral nutritional supplements.

Providing a Care Programme Approach as part of the multi-disciplinary team, dietetic expertise at multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward reviews and case conferences. Informative reports to the MDT (to inform internal CPA documents/discharge summaries) or external agencies as required.

Advising on appropriate equipment

Referral of patients to other health care professionals or specialists.

Leading and facilitating of carers groups as well as the development of educational resources for carers.

Travel to District General Hospitals to provide training or support transfer of our high medical risk patients.

Recording all interventions in accordance with Team and organisational policies.

Being professionally, legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work (including prioritising highest risk cases/inpatients).Identifying risk and reporting incidents as appropriate.

Working effectively as part of an Eating Disorders Dietetic Team and wider Eating Disorders multi-disciplinary team.

To provide an extended role in the area of eating disorders (adults) supported by recognised training and competency assessment, which may include training to use the enteral feeding pump at a competency level to train / assess others.

To have a wide and accurate knowledge of prescribable oral nutritional supplements, enteral (including specialist) feeds, enteral feeding pumps and ancillaries.

To establish and maintain close working relationships with the wider Eating Disorders multi-disciplinary team.

To provide dietetic expertise on all aspects of eating disorders (adults).

To review and interpret evidence-based research and national guidance/policy (including NICE guidelines, RCP guidance - MEED)

To regularly review all dietary and multi-disciplinary education resources

To actively seek additional funding through a variety of bidding processes (internal and external) and subsequent project management of successful bids.

To develop and audit standards of practice for dietetic services. This will include developing and implementing relevant care pathways.

To evaluate the effectiveness of dietetic and multi-disciplinary services to participate in the development and collection of outcome measures (and other quality indicators)

To initiate, plan and deliver specialist on-going training and education programmes.

To develop and maintain contacts with local, regional and national clinical specialist interest groups (e.g. Specialist Groups of the British Dietetic Association, links with SATH hospital teams, etc).

To use a wide range of software packages (including dietary analysis package Nutritics, RIO, PowerPoint etc.)

To identify opportunities for service development and improvement.

To contribute to the annual business planning process including setting and achieving objectives.

To provide written and verbal reports.To contribute and/or lead projects.

Management duties, e.g.: recruitment/selection, budget, authorisation and monitoring of absence of team members, clinical supervision and peer review. Support in personal objective setting. development plan (including maintenance of personal professional portfolio).

To take an active role in the training of student dietitians.

To maintain registration with the Health and Caring Professions Council (HCPC). To work to codes of practice and professional standards of the HCPC and British Dietetic Association (BDA).

To work within the governance framework of the Trust ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based services the best patient experience and adhere to relevant Trust and Service policies.

Inputting menu recipes / food options into food analysis software (e.g. Nutritics) to evaluate/alter the menu in line with the needs of the service or individual patients.

To work autonomously to organise, provide and manage a caseload of adult patients.Comprehensive assessment and provision of individual or group dietary advice/treatment and on-going support to patients and/or carers according to medical history, clinical condition/diagnosis/risk, anthropometry, biochemistry, relevant medication, social circumstances, motivation and nutritional intake etc,Using analytical skills to understand and interpret complex information (e.g.: biochemistry, medical and psychological factors impacting on level of risk, refeeding syndrome risk, weight history, fluid status, nutritional requirements etc) to develop care plans, advise on most appropriate dietetic care including normal/fortified food (carefully monitored nutritional content), oral nutrition supplements; and to formulate enteral feeding regimens during inpatient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
  • Registration with HCPC/NMC
  • Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate BDA studies in accredited courses in dietetics/ Post qualification courses/training in area of specialism or therapy skills (e.g. within Eating Disorders, Mental Health, CBT or Counselling skills such as Motivational Interviewing / Behaviour Change).
  • Attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups Meetings (e.g. Mental Health Group)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of assessment and management of specialist dietetic interventions in Eating Disorders, long term conditions and disease in hospital and outpatient settings.
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision and caseload management.
  • Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with clinical conditions and disability through diet and lifestyle such as in the treatment and prevention of malnutrition and its related comorbidities
  • Working in a multidisciplinary team. Experience of negotiation and conflict management and in clinical situations.

Desirable

  • Significant and demonstratable experience in the clinical specialism including inpatient and outpatient services.
  • Experience of supervising other staff.
  • Experience of participating in clinical audit in specialism.
  • Experience of working in specialist mental health/ learning disability settings.
  • Experience of providing training/ teaching within a healthcare setting.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate working knowledge/understanding of evidence based practice.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of current thinking and guidance in the management of conditions.
  • Ability to assess and evaluate complex conditions.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the need for multi-disciplinary working and an ability to work across professional boundaries.
  • Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach.
  • Ability to effectively formulate risk management plans and to evaluate regularly.
  • Standard keyboard skills required for inputting onto RiO.
  • Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, HCPC standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
  • Knowledge of relevant NICE guidance
  • Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
  • Commitment to working within the specialist field of Eating Disorders.
  • Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to personal development.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision.
  • Ability to demonstrate the positive application of our behaviours. Respectful, Honest and Trustworthy, Caring and Compassionate, Taking the time to talk and listen, Working together and leading by example.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
  • Registration with HCPC/NMC
  • Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Post Graduate BDA studies in accredited courses in dietetics/ Post qualification courses/training in area of specialism or therapy skills (e.g. within Eating Disorders, Mental Health, CBT or Counselling skills such as Motivational Interviewing / Behaviour Change).
  • Attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups Meetings (e.g. Mental Health Group)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of assessment and management of specialist dietetic interventions in Eating Disorders, long term conditions and disease in hospital and outpatient settings.
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision and caseload management.
  • Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with clinical conditions and disability through diet and lifestyle such as in the treatment and prevention of malnutrition and its related comorbidities
  • Working in a multidisciplinary team. Experience of negotiation and conflict management and in clinical situations.

Desirable

  • Significant and demonstratable experience in the clinical specialism including inpatient and outpatient services.
  • Experience of supervising other staff.
  • Experience of participating in clinical audit in specialism.
  • Experience of working in specialist mental health/ learning disability settings.
  • Experience of providing training/ teaching within a healthcare setting.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate working knowledge/understanding of evidence based practice.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of current thinking and guidance in the management of conditions.
  • Ability to assess and evaluate complex conditions.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the need for multi-disciplinary working and an ability to work across professional boundaries.
  • Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach.
  • Ability to effectively formulate risk management plans and to evaluate regularly.
  • Standard keyboard skills required for inputting onto RiO.
  • Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, HCPC standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
  • Knowledge of relevant NICE guidance
  • Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
  • Commitment to working within the specialist field of Eating Disorders.
  • Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to personal development.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision.
  • Ability to demonstrate the positive application of our behaviours. Respectful, Honest and Trustworthy, Caring and Compassionate, Taking the time to talk and listen, Working together and leading by example.

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 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.

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 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

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kinver Centre, St Georges Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3AG


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kinver Centre, St Georges Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3AG


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Nurse

Faith Edensor -Ward

faith.edensor@mpft.nhs.uk

01785783113

Details

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-JP-22-4793888-C

Job locations

Kinver Centre, St Georges Hospital

Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3AG


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