Job summary
Feel valued and supported when you join our team as a Dietitian, working 37.5 hours atBrighton and Hove Clinic a CAHMS Tier 4 Eating Disorder Service, providing support for young people with eating disorders, and those with eating difficulties with other co-occurring conditions such as depression, anxiety, OCD, or self-harm.
You will also have support from the Dietitian Assistant as you work collaboratively with the service users, their families and the wider team to promote physical and nutritional recovery.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the service, offering assessment, formulation and treatment to people and their families/carers. You will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.
Brighton and Hove Clinic is currently collaborating with Kings College London and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS) at the University of Cambridge in a Dietic led project to improve knowledge around NG feeding under restraint and dining room support. As part of your role, you will be actively engaging with the research fellow to support their successful completion of the projects and ongoing implementation of its findings.
Main duties of the job
- Implementing appropriate nutrition care plans, considering; risks, stage of recovery, any co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions and cultural norms.
- Keeping a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds
- Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status. These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change.
- Providing mealtime support: The dietitian will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, and the MDT, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.
- Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help young people understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies.
- Taking part in one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting their young person to eat at home.
- Attending at professional meetings with external agencies
- Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions
About us
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Implementing appropriate nutrition care plans, considering; risks, stage of recovery, any co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions and cultural norms.
- Keeping a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds
- Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status. These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change.
- Providing mealtime support: The dietitian will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, and the MDT, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.
- Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help young people understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies.
- Taking part in one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting their young person to eat at home.
- Attending at professional meetings with external agencies
- Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions
- Liaising with the dietetic assistant and hospitals catering department and ensuring that the menu is reviewed regularly, the allergen list, portioning sizes and special menus are up to date
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Implementing appropriate nutrition care plans, considering; risks, stage of recovery, any co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions and cultural norms.
- Keeping a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds
- Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status. These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change.
- Providing mealtime support: The dietitian will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, and the MDT, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.
- Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help young people understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies.
- Taking part in one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting their young person to eat at home.
- Attending at professional meetings with external agencies
- Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions
- Liaising with the dietetic assistant and hospitals catering department and ensuring that the menu is reviewed regularly, the allergen list, portioning sizes and special menus are up to date
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful in this role, you will have:
- HCPC registration
- BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- Post qualification training
- Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient settling.
- Knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders in children and young people and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers
- Prior experience working in eating disorders is desirable, but not essential for this position. We would consider applications from interested professionals without experience, who would be keen to undertake additional post-graduate training in eating disorders
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful in this role, you will have:
- HCPC registration
- BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- Post qualification training
- Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient settling.
- Knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders in children and young people and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers
- Prior experience working in eating disorders is desirable, but not essential for this position. We would consider applications from interested professionals without experience, who would be keen to undertake additional post-graduate training in eating disorders
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).
