Job summary
We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Dietitian to join the Teesside CAMHS Community Eating Disorders Service. The clinical aspect of this role will be to provide specialist, evidence-based dietetic intervention to young people with eating disorders and their families within the community setting. The aim of our team is to provide non-judgemental and timely interventions to our service users, supporting them to recover from eating disorders, so that they can restore their health and live their best possible lives. The post holder will also be required to provide dietetic support to the broader CAMHS teams, which will involve working with a number of complex presentations in addition to eating disorders, such as faltering growth, selective eating and weight management.
The successful candidate will be a skilled, enthusiastic, and dynamic Registered Dietitian with substantial clinical experience of complex dietetic delivery. As a Clinical Specialist, they will be required to work with the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT), external partners and stakeholders; participate in service development; audit; research; pathway development; and training of clinical teams they work into, external stakeholders and students.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for own caseload including highly complex cases in a specialist field of practice, may co-work highly complex cases with less experienced dietitians. Work autonomously and as part of a team and assume professional accountability and responsibility for a specific specialist area.
Leads the education and development of others in specialist areas, including external partners. Will take on the role as practice educator in accordance with local dietetics University practice educator requirements. Responsible for maintaining own continuous professional development and supporting the professional development of other dietitians in specialist area.
Leads promotes and participates in research, audits, service development and project work. Lead responsibility for critically appraising, translating, and applying available research and supporting the development and implementation of evidence based practices.
Self-aware and able to modify and role model personal behaviours and actions in order to enhance own performance and support others to do so. Demonstrates personal effectiveness and contributes to and promotes collective and compassionate leadership. Provides leadership and support to others to promote the dietetics profession and dietetics practice. Provides care group or Trust wide expert advice or leadership in own area of specialism.
About us
Our Dietetic Team is the largest and most established Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disability dietetic team in the UK and has strong links with the British Dietetic Association. Our Dietitians also work into Adult Eating disorders, Adult Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Services for Older People and Secure Inpatient Services. We are supported by our Professional Head of Dietetics and have a large group of highly skilled Clinical Specialist and Lead Dietitians.
We have regular speciality team meetings and whole dietetic team events to develop skills, provide peer support; and can provide training to meet the complex needs of the patient group. We have a robust clinical and management supervision structure and support continued professional training and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Additional contact details :-Kirsty Thompson - Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email Address: kirsty.thompson12@nhs.net
Contact Number 0191 3336083
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Additional contact details :-Kirsty Thompson - Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email Address: kirsty.thompson12@nhs.net
Contact Number 0191 3336083
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pre-registration qualification in dietetics (relevant professional field) as recognised by HCPC) Registration with HCPC.
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration Masters level learning Or in the absence of masters level learning o equivalent experience in relevant area. E.g. relevant level 7 courses, researcher role, quality improvement activity, leading service development, project management, strategic leadership, NICE involvement, service evaluation.
- Substantial clinical experience of complex dietetics delivery in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families and relevant others.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
Desirable
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team
- Complex clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Substantial knowledge of evidence- based practice in designated specialist are
- Comprehensive awareness of professional standards and their application to practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of supporting people with mental health conditions, learning disability or autism
- Significant understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities or autism
Desirable
- Experience of participating in quality improvement activities, service development, and/or project management.
- Experience of participating in clinical governance activities including clinical audit, Application Form and Interview quality assurance of practice
- Participation in research and development eg critical appraisal of research papers, service evaluation, small scale or large scale research.
- Highly competent in clinical supervision of staff and/or students.
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of high quality and effective training
- Substantial experience of application of relevant legislation (i.e. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act) in practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge in own specialist area
- Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Actand their application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
Desirable
- Business planning process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Pre-registration qualification in dietetics (relevant professional field) as recognised by HCPC) Registration with HCPC.
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration Masters level learning Or in the absence of masters level learning o equivalent experience in relevant area. E.g. relevant level 7 courses, researcher role, quality improvement activity, leading service development, project management, strategic leadership, NICE involvement, service evaluation.
- Substantial clinical experience of complex dietetics delivery in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families and relevant others.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits
Desirable
- Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team
- Complex clinical risk assessment and application in practice
- Substantial knowledge of evidence- based practice in designated specialist are
- Comprehensive awareness of professional standards and their application to practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of supporting people with mental health conditions, learning disability or autism
- Significant understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities or autism
Desirable
- Experience of participating in quality improvement activities, service development, and/or project management.
- Experience of participating in clinical governance activities including clinical audit, Application Form and Interview quality assurance of practice
- Participation in research and development eg critical appraisal of research papers, service evaluation, small scale or large scale research.
- Highly competent in clinical supervision of staff and/or students.
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of high quality and effective training
- Substantial experience of application of relevant legislation (i.e. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act) in practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical knowledge in own specialist area
- Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Actand their application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Research and development methodology
Desirable
- Business planning process
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
