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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Specialist Dietitian - Eating Disorders
Accepting applications until: 08-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 08-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Orchards Health centre
- Address
- Gascoigne Rd
- Town
- Barking
- Postcode
- IG11 7RS
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietitian
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for Band 6 Senior Specialist Dietitian to join North East London NHS Foundation Trust All Age Eating Disorder Team
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary all age specialist Community Eating Disorder team . The successful applicant will support this innovative multidisciplinary team in delivering the latest evidence based dietetic support to clients , carers and families of adults and children and young people who access the services. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality service to enable service users live the life they want. This opportunity gives the successful candidate the chance to influence the success of this innovative Eating Disorder service
We are looking for applicants who have enthusiasm for working in specialist mental health services, who are adaptable; enjoy variety, can working independently as well as understanding the importance of team working. You will form part of our patient focused service, providing a high quality, accurate and timely service.
The All-Age Eating Disorder Service main hub is in Barking with the service covering the four North East London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Walthamforest.
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The role will require a well-organised individual who will be responsible for managing the dietetic assessments, recording vital information on various information systems in a accurate and professional manner and carry out specialist assessment and interventions. The post-holder will also liaise with families, health care professionals, internal and external agencies to organise clinical appointments and multi-disciplinary meetings and attend CPA. The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload and work working closely with the MDT and in particular their dietetic colleagues in the team.
We are ideally looking for a post holder who will be able to work within the all age eating disorder team under supervsion and with the expert guidance and support of senior dietitian. You will need to be passionate about delivering high quality care to complex mental health service users and be innovative in your approach to helping us in developing new pathways withi the service.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
High-Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work with the multidisciplinary team in assessing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating a programme of dietetic care for service users with an eating disorder
2. To manage a service user caseload with the support of the Multidisciplinary team
3. To counsel, educate and review service users/carers who have been referred for dietary intervention and use appropriate language and education tools to meet the service user needs and requirements
4. To ensure that dietary recommendations are communicated by utilizing the highest level of interpersonal skills to all members of the team and incorporated in the service users overall package of care.
5. To provide dietetic support to the MDT and other Health professionals by maintaining effective and timely communication.
6. To identify the need for development of relevant evidence based written information for service users and health care professionals and to review them at agreed intervals.
7. To attend appropriate MDT meetings to provide expert advice to clinicians regarding the progression of nutrition support which is evidence based. This will involve nutritional assessment to include calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition and other physical parameters.
8. To maintain and develop professional standards through ongoing continuing professional development, audit and evaluation in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
North East London NHS Foundation Trust All-Age Eating Disorders Service is based in Barking Essex. We have a strong focus on training and research and team members benefit from excellent training and CPD opportunities. We have well developed links with NHSE and access to up-to-date training within transformation therapies and Leadership.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
- A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
- A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
- Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
- Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected].
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree / Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- A minimum of 2 years post registration experience in Dietetics
- Registered with Health & Care Profession Council (HCPC)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Post Graduate training, PENG module or willingness to undertake
- Behavioral Change and Motivational interviewing training or be willing to undertake
- Relevant clinical experience in Adults and CAMHS Eating Disorders
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of up to date knowledge of nutrition and dietetics and its application to Adult and CAMHs eating disorders.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health. ✓ 17 Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist dietitian and assessment methodologies.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of IT and IT skills
- Able to demonstrate cultural competence
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rory Harnett
- Job title
- Strategic Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 555 1216
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