Specialist Dietitian for adolescents (13-17year olds) requiring admission whilst receiving inpatient mental health treatment.
To work autonomously providing advanced nutritional and dietetic advice/support to patients affected by mental health conditions including eating disorders.
To provide comprehensive assessment and provision of individual or group dietary advice/treatment and on-going support to patients and/or carers according to medical history, clinical condition, diagnosis, risk, anthropometry, biochemistry, relevant medication, social circumstances, motivation, and nutritional intake.
To be a source of expertise on the dietary management of eating disorders to the MDT, other health professionals, GPs, external agencies, and the local dietetic department.
To liaise and support acute hospital colleagues whilst co-working and managing severe presentations of eating difficulties and eating disorders.
To undertake complex dietetic assessments, formulate nutritional plans tailored to the person’s needs, collaboratively with families and carers as appropriate.
To lead on current best practice regarding dietetics and eating disorders. Be involved in audit and evaluation of practice using research methodology.
To be involved in the designing, writing and delivery of training both internally and externally.
To develop resources and contribute to service development alongside dietetic colleagues.
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
