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Job overview

An exciting Band 5 to 6 development post opportunity has arisen for a Registered Dietitian who would like to specialise in Young People’s mental health in particular eating disorders.

The post will predominantly be based within our Inspire CAMHS Inpatient Unit that supports young people aged 13 – 18 years with a wide range of mental health issues that include eating disorders and disordered eating. It will also require some community working to support our alternatives to admission and reduction in length of admission agenda.

Inspire consists of 9 bedded General Adolescent Unit (GAU, including a High Dependency Area) that provides Inpatient, Day care and Intensive Home Treatment. 

The Intensive Home Treatment team works alongside a Community Eating Disorder Team supported by a Band 7 Advanced Dietitian, a CAMHS Paediatric In-reach service to Hull Royal Infirmary our local acute hospital partner and is supported out of hours by our CAMHS Crisis team.

On commencement of the post we will meet with you to develop a personal training plan sourcing both in-house and external training alongside a competency framework.  On successful completion of these competencies (over a 12 month period) the post will move from a Band 5 to 6 position.

The successful applicant will also benefit from the Humber wide Dietitian service supporting both adults and paediatrics led by a Lead Dietitian.

Main duties of the job

Main duties:

• The post holder will offer a high standard of evidence based therapeutic care working within a young person’s inpatient, day care and intensive home treatment setting.
• To be responsible for your own autonomous practice and ensure effective patient care is maintained.
• Provide routine clinical intervention in a range of conditions in children’s dietetics such as allergies, nutrition support, complex feeding, enteral feeding and nutrient deficiencies
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provides group education as required.
• The post holder will receive supervision from an Advanced Dietitian and work closely with the Clinical Lead – Eating Disorders.
• To support student training and training of peers and, service development.
• To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical knowledge/skills in this clinical field, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge.

Please be aware that some elements of this role are in development and review, of which the successful candidate will be involved in.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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