Job summary
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Dietitian to join our Eating Disorder Pathway. This role offers an opportunity to provide expert dietetic care to children and young people experiencing eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Atypical Eating Disorders.
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to comprehensive assessments, develop individualised nutritional care plans, and support the recovery journey of our patients. Your expertise will be vital in delivering evidence-based interventions and collaborating with mental health professionals, paediatricians, and psychiatrists to ensure holistic care.
Please note that this role is Band 7 subject to Job Evaluation.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct specialist dietetic assessments for young people with eating disorders.
- Develop and implement individualised nutritional care plans.
- Provide expert advice and consultation to colleagues, families, and other professionals.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate comprehensive care.
- Contribute to service development, research, and clinical audits.
- Offer clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues or trainees as appropriate.
- Engage in continuous professional development to maintain and enhance clinical skills.
We Offer:
- A supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
- Regular clinical supervision and opportunities for professional development.
- Involvement in service improvement initiatives and research projects.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
About us
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our children and young people say
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary Children and Young peoples Eating Disorders Service (community).
To work as a specialist autonomous practitioner providing dietetic support and advice to patients and Health Professionals in the specialist area of Eating Disorders Dietetic Service.
To lead and contribute to policy development on matters relating to service development for dietetics in the Eating Disorders Service
To develop appropriate resources within this specialist area of dietetic practice.
To help to establish Research and Development and a robust Audit review of service within this specialist area of dietetics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary Children and Young peoples Eating Disorders Service (community).
To work as a specialist autonomous practitioner providing dietetic support and advice to patients and Health Professionals in the specialist area of Eating Disorders Dietetic Service.
To lead and contribute to policy development on matters relating to service development for dietetics in the Eating Disorders Service
To develop appropriate resources within this specialist area of dietetic practice.
To help to establish Research and Development and a robust Audit review of service within this specialist area of dietetics.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents/carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core dietetics professional qualification.
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Dietitian
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to child mental health.
- High level knowledge of mental health presentations in and children/young people and knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions in the field of child mental health.
- Extensive dietetic knowledge covering a broad background of dietetic practices e.g. diabetes, obesity, gastroenterology, paediatrics
- Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the Service.
- An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
- Ability to travel across Devon
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents/carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core dietetics professional qualification.
- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration as a Dietitian
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of relevant legislation pertaining to child mental health.
- High level knowledge of mental health presentations in and children/young people and knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term, evidence-based, clinical interventions in the field of child mental health.
- Extensive dietetic knowledge covering a broad background of dietetic practices e.g. diabetes, obesity, gastroenterology, paediatrics
- Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the Service.
- An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
- Ability to travel across Devon
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).
