Eating Disorders Highly Specialist Dietitian INTERNAL

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has recently acquired funding to expand its current provision for Eating Disorders Services across Gwent. The additional funding will enable the Specialist Eating Disorders Service to offer earlier intervention and treatment to those adults presenting with an eating disorder and young people transitioning from CAMHS. As part of this exciting development an opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Dietitian to join the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Specialist Eating Disorders Service.

Main duties of the job

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTHBOARD.

The Specialist Eating Disorders Service are looking to recruit a highly skilled dietitian to join their team who will work collaboratively with them to develop and deliver the implementation of individual, group and family treatment programmes that address the complex physical, psychological and psychosocial needs of the clients and their families/carers enabling the safe, efficient and high quality delivery and development of eating disorder services in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The successful candidate will provide specialist dietetic assessments and interventions to clients and their families, education and training to dietetic colleagues within the health board and support and supervision to colleagues within the service.

Applicants should have significant and extensive knowledge and experience of working with eating disorders.

The Specialist Eating Disorders Service aims to ensure that service provision for eating disorders is high quality, innovative, and equitably delivered across Gwent, with a focus on early detection and intervention, inclusivity, person centred, relationship based, recovery focused and trauma informed.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.