Job summary
- Main area
- Highly Specialist Eating Disorders Dietician
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Permanent: 42 hours per calendar month input
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 hours per week (42 hours per month including one Tuesday a month for MDT)
- Job ref
- 964
- Employer
- Care in Mind
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Maplehurst
- Town
- Moortown
- Salary
- £41,659 - £45,839 Dependant on Experience, Pro rata (Band 7)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Eating Disorder Dietician
7
Job overview
Highly Specialist Eating Disorders Dietician
Location: Yorkshire, Leeds, Moortown
· Salary: Band 7 £41,659 - £45,839 pro rata (Band 7)
· We are looking for 42 hours per calendar month input, this will include one short day on a Tuesday, once per month to attend MDT meeting.
Main duties of the job
Essential requirements of the role
· A Degree/ Postgraduate Diploma (or equivalent) in Dietetics, registration with HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) and full membership of the BDA (British Dietetic Association)
· Previous experience of supporting service users with eating disorders
· The ability to work collaboratively with a wider multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external)
· Professional, confident, and warm personality
· Leadership qualities, enthusiasm along with influencing and motivation skills
· The ability to organise own workload effectively and to work independently
· A good understanding of the issues young people may face
· An excellent understanding of the issues around confidentiality
· An excellent understanding of safeguarding
· The ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
· To be an excellent role model, leading by example and practicing what you preach
· Excellent telephone manner, polite, professional and relay accurate information to the manager
Desirable Criteria of Highly Specialised Dietician
· Experience within a Band 7 role
· Experience of working within Residential services
· Experience of working with Care Quality Commission (CQC) or Ofsted registered services
Experience of working with individuals struggling with broader mental health issues
Working for our organisation
Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.
Company Benefits
· 27 days holiday (Rising to 31 days with service including bank holidays)
· An additional day off each year for your birthday
· Excellent Learning and Development opportunities
· Paid Training, Induction and DBS check
· Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits.
· Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts.
· Enhanced company pension
· Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
· Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
· Enhanced company pension
· Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your role as a Highly Specialist Dietician:
· To develop and implement treatment plans and provide advice to young people with a variety of complex dietetic needs, diverse presentations, and a range of mental health conditions.
· To participate in the MDT meetings and CPA’s for young people, providing specialist dietetic reports.
· To participate in monthly meeting alongside the MDT in relation to the care of the young people.
· To work with young people during weekly clinics identifying dietetic goals, using specialist dietetic knowledge and skills: assessing, planning, implementing treatment and delivering dietetic interventions.
· To effectively Support the development of dietetic groups alongside the dietetic support worker, i.e. shopping group, cookery group, nutritional psychoeducation.
· To delegate work to the Dietetic support worker, whose competence has been established, whilst maintaining professional accountability and ensuring their work meets required standards.
· To collect relevant data and information to help support assessment and treatment plans of young people.
· To motivate, guide, and encourage young people to comply with advised dietary/care treatment and monitor progress.
· To act upon any physical health concerns in relation to the young person based on their care plans, risk management plans and history of eating disorder.
· To ensure that the nutritional goals of the young people align with the overall aims and objectives that ensure individual development.
· To be actively involved in the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of young people and their care.
· To have involvement and provide guidance in relation to line management of the dietetic support worker.
· To facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing clinical leadership and specialist clinical advice on eating disorders.
· To work compassionately with service users and carers to achieve identified goals and to promote independence and well-being.
· To present as a positive role model to all staff members and young people.
· To have an ability to deal sensitively with distress and behaviours that challenge in young people.
· To ensure that you appropriately liaise with the relevant GP’s, CCG, Community Mental health Services regarding the welfare of the individual young person.
· To always maintain appropriate professional boundaries and maintain confidentiality.
· To ensure staff training records are up-to-date and accurate, linking in with the People Services Department where required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A degree / postgraduate diploma (or equivalent) in Dietetics, registration with HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) and membership of the BDA (British Dietetic Association
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of supporting service users with eating disorders
Desirable criteria
- Experience within a Band 7 role
- Experience of working within residential services.
- Experience of working with Care Quality Commission (CQC) or Ofsted registered services
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise own workload effectively and to work independently
- A good understanding of the issues young people may face
Other
Essential criteria
- Professional, confident, and warm personality
- Leadership qualities, enthusiasm along with influencing and motivation skills.
- Excellent understanding of safeguarding
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations.
- To be an excellent role model, leading by example and practicing what you preach
- Excellent telephone manner, polite, professional and relay accurate information to the manager.
- The ability to work collaboratively with a wider multi-disciplinary team (both internal and external).
- Excellent understanding of the issues around confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with individuals struggling with broader mental health issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Recruitment Department
- Job title
- Recruitment Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01616383285
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