Job summaryAre you a passionate and skilled Dietitian looking to make a difference in the lives of adults with eating disorders? We have an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary community eating disorders team based in Suffolk.
You will work alongside an experienced Specialist Dietitian, helping to enhance and develop our services for adults with eating disorders. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build your knowledge and experience of eating disorders and mental health dietetics. You will benefit from the wider network of eating disorder dietitians working across the trust.
Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of eating disorders providing advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. This includes community clinics, group education and supporting acute hospital admissions.
We welcome applications from Dietitians with experience but also sound transferable skills and an interest in this fascinating clinical field. We are a cross-county team so some work across the Suffolk locality may be required.
Main duties of the jobThis role expects you to act as a source of expertise on the dietary management of eating disorders to the multi-disciplinary team, community health professionals and others involved in the care of our patients. This includes liaising with colleagues in the local acute trust.
Clinical work is varied and hugely rewarding. You will work with patients through the nutritional and physical consequences of an eating disorders providing advice to patients at all stages of their treatment. This will include patients at risk of re-feeding syndrome and patients with complex dietary needs. We offer dietetic care in a variety of setting including community clinics, groups and support acute hospital admissions
This is a change from being based in a traditional dietetic department and allows for significant personal and professional development. The eating disorders team is a supportive environment respectful of the dietetic role.
About usHere at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Benefits included with this role are:-- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
NHS discounts and many more
Job responsibilitiesIf you're looking for a rewarding and impactful role where you can be part of a dedicated MDT delivering high-quality care, we would love to hear from you!
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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**Previous Applicants Need Not Apply**QualificationsEssential- Dietetic Degree at BSc or MSc level
- HCPC Registered Dietitian
- Strong evidence of Eating Disorder related CPD (portfolio)
KnowledgeEssential- Understands different approaches to managing underweight patients
Desirable- FT AN trained (Family Therapy Anorexia Nervosa)
ExperienceEssential- A minimum of 2 years experience of working clinically either in a hospital or community setting and of working with an Eating Disorders service.
Desirable- Experience of working with people of all ages and families presenting with eating difficulties and managing complexities and / or Intensive Treatment Team service.
- Working in a Community Dietetics service.
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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
