Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Working days and times to be discussed)
- Job ref
- 373-SMH2088
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre
- Town
- Macclesfield
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply
We are looking to recruit a dietitian to join our Multidisciplinary Team treating people with Eating Disorders. This post is partly newly created, as a part of the Community mental Health Transformation in Eating Disorders
We are commissioned to provide an outpatient service for adults with moderate and severe Eating Disorders. We are one of several community-based Eating Disorder Services that are provided by CWP . Our base is at Warrington , but this post will also work with FREED clients in the Trafford area.
You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team including Eating Disorder Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Cognitive Analytic Therapists, Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrist and Team administrator.
If this position sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in pursuing then please contact either myself, Jade Topping or another member of the team, whom will be happy to assist with any questions you may have. We can be contacted on 01925 248475
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone to join our supportive and enthusiastic team to provide dietetic assessments and interventions, for individuals alongside other members of the MDT. You will attend the weekly MDT and will have access to supervision that is currently hosted every 6 weeks with other CWP dietitians from the other CWP EDS services as well as management supervision within the team. Internal and external training opportunities are available to ensure you are supported in meeting your annual requirements to maintain your registration. We are also planning an induction period into the role with weekly check ins and support to aid transition into the new role.
We currently offer a Monday - Friday service and our usual hours are 9-5, although we offer earlier and later appointments to accommodate our service users. We are able to offer considerable flexibility in how the successful applicant works these hours
We are looking for someone who is dynamic and innovative, who is willing to work as part of a team, sharing their expertise with the team and have the ability to establish good therapeutic rapport with our service users that is the essential foundation for offering evidence based treatments.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics or degree and PG qualification in Dietetics
- HCPC registered Dietitian.
- Member of the British Dietetic Association.
- Evidence of CPD & Professional Portfolio
Desirable criteria
- British Dietetic Association Specialist Courses.
- Accessing or willing to undertake Master Level programme; clinical supervisory skills and management training.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills
- Assessment and care planning skills, including analysis of complex dietetic problems
- Good decision making and negotiating skills
- Ability to organise own time and caseload
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues relevant to dietetic practice
- Good report writing skills
- Ability to use and apply technology and a range of computer programmes
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills
- Audit & Research
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post qualification experience within various clinical settings.
- Ability to work as a team member of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently using own initiative.
Desirable criteria
- Collaborative and partnership working
- Health promotion and facilitating group sessions
- Development of service user information
- Leaflets and training resources
- Liaising across health services (inpatients and outpatients)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Toni Stokes
- Job title
- Team Manager - Eating Disorders Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625 505620
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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