Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Services - Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 267-OA6208170
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warneford Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian - Oxford
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Dietitian, looking for a senior role? We are looking for you to join our Adult Inpatient Eating Disorder team based at The Warneford Hospital in Oxford.
With a reputation for excellence, our service provides a stepped model of care tailored to the individual’s needs for stabilisation and recovery. Our service offers the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED) model of treatment. We offer a range of CBT-ED programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist a patient’s return to independent living, including work, training or study. As part of the team, you will have the basic training in CBT-ED. There are opportunities for further learning to masters’ degree, which we run in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University. The Trust will support you to do any research and quality improvement projects that will improve/inform the service practice.
You will be joining our team and provide specialist nutritional knowledge , dietary assessments and education to service users with Eating Disorders that have been referred to the Team.
We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset and our keen that you feel supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential. We offer excellent learning and development opportunities and there are several routes to progression within the the organisation.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Specialist Dietitian within the AED inpatient service is to provide comprehensive care to individuals with eating disorders, as well as taking a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team to embed dietetics as a key element of assessment and treatment for our client group.
You will receive, and be required to offer, supervision to other team members and act as Practice Assessor / Supervisor to dietetic students and apprentices.
The specialist dietitian plays a significant role in educating patients, carers, and other healthcare providers on the complex nature of eating disorders and the nutritional risks and requirements. You will be an important member of the MDT (MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM) assessment clinics and will be involved in treatment formulation and assessment outcome decisions.
You will work collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary team to manage risk and develop comprehensive treatment plans as well as outcome measure collection, audit, and treatment reviews.
You will be expected to be an expert in your field and provide consultation and training to other professionals within the trust and externally as required.
You will be required to attend professional meetings as a representative of the team and be involved in service development in addition to signposting and liaison with alternative services such as specialist eating disorder community services, inpatient adult mental health teams, and acute hospitals.
Working for our organisation
The service offers excellent opportunities for supervision, service development, service evaluation and research as well as a vast range of teaching and training, we have well established supervision and operational structures, as well as useful links with both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a clinical specialist, to be responsible for the continued development and provision of a specialist, evidence based dietetic service for adults with eating disorders and their families, within an eating disorder inpatient setting.
Along with the Service Managers (Matron and Senior Matron), to be responsible for the dietetic service provided to their clinical area and its development.
To participate in departmental audits and initiate audit within own work area in order to monitor and evaluate whether local/ national standards are being met and make recommendations for change.
To be involved with the planning of departmental clinical effectiveness and audit strategies.
Working as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team to provide a flexible, prioritised service based on clinical need.
To act as a source of expertise for local dietetic colleagues and nationally regarding the nutritional management of the identified patient group.
To be an active participant in the supervision process as both supervisor and supervisee.
To educate, train and disseminate information to healthcare professionals including clinicians, nurses, Allied Health Professionals, dietetic colleagues and students in all aspects of nutrition and dietetics but particularly related to the care of patients in the identified clinical area.
To participate and play a key role, with other Dietitians, in the development of evidence based, trust-wide multidisciplinary nutrition guidelines and policies.
(Please see more details on the Job Description and Person Specification).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Dietetics or post graduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics.
- Current registration with the Health Care Professions Council as a Dietitian.
- Evidence of training as a Clinical Supervisor.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD in a range of settings relevant to the post, for example: CBT-E/Motivations Interviewing, etc
- Evidence of formal or informal leadership training
- Post Qualification Training in Eating Disorders/ Mental Health.
- Member of the British Dietetic Association.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.ntal health.
- Knowledge of eating disorder conditions e.g Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating Atypical Eating Disorders and ARFID.
- To have ability to assess clients dietetic and nutritional needs.
- Excellent and up to date knowledge of national policies and guidelines relevant to whole service as well as to specific clinical area.
- Ability to deal with unpredictable situations such as distressed individuals or careers and challenging behaviour.
- Evidence of ability to undertake audits and disseminate findings
- Experience of supervising qualified staff.
Desirable criteria
- Developing treatment protocols / guidelines and contributing to Service development projects
- Previous group work with patients with eating disorders
- Evidence of research/audit/project work
Aptitude and Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to listen well and counsel colleagues, staff, patients and carers.
- Able to listen well and counsel colleagues, staff, patients and carers.
- Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
- Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/mentor.
Desirable criteria
- Can demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding working with clients with eating disorders.
- Reflective practitioner, able to highlight own learning needs
- Demonstrates excellent motivational skills.
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
- Ellen Tutisani
- Job title
- Modern Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902607
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Lucy Gardner
Professional Lead Dietitian in Mental health Nutrition and Dietetics
07721735192
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