Band 6 Dietitian in Eating Disorders

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Dietitian who has an interest in working in a Community Adult Disorders Service. This role is a fixed-term 12 month position for maternity cover.

The post holder will provide specialist dietetic input to adults with eating disorders in the community and in Day service. It will involve working with service users and multidisciplinary team members to identify and address the complex psychological and social factors that affect dietary treatment thus enabling long term/ permanent lifestyle changes.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners in delivery of services.

Main duties of the job

• Dietetic assessment and collaborative formulation for people under the community eating disorders service.
• Delivery and facilitation of groups within day service.
• To participate in supporting eating within day service.
• Guidance to team members on supporting nutritional goals.
• Nutritional education to team members.
• Contribution to service evaluation.

Job responsibilities

Job title: Band 6 Dietitian in Eating Disorders
Band: Band 6
Reports to: Lead Dietitian
Accountable to: Sheffield Eating Disorders Service Team Manager

Job purpose: To be responsible for the provision of high-quality dietetic service to a clinical caseload in eating disorders, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner. To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice. Providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.

CLINICAL CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine/diagnose the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans in respect of planned therapeutic intervention.
• Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients considering medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors.
• Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patients medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards.
• Monitor and review dietetic care plans against outcomes, manage, and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
• Ensure dietetic interventions can be implemented through continued collaborative interdisciplinary working in and outside Trust.
• Ensure up to date and accurate records of all assessments and interventions in medical, nursing, and dietetic documentation in line with department, trust and government directives.
• Ensure safe and timely discharge of patients by providing relevant information to key professionals and agencies and following relevant procedures.

Person Specification

Training and Development

• 4 year BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or relevant degree with Post grad Diploma/ Postgraduate masters in Dietetics.
• Current HPC registration.
• BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students.
• BDA accredited behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills course.

Experience

• Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical settings.
• Evidence of team working.
• Evidence of independent working.
• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting.
• Experience of research and audit.
• Supervision of junior staff and/or students.

Other

• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Willingness to work flexibly this may include work outside of normal working hours in accordance with service need.
• Membership of professional body.

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects.
• Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student dietitians.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
• Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner.

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.