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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover for 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
325-8184563-CYPS-A
Employer
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Farnham Road Hospital
Town
Guildford
Salary
£51,657 - £58,785 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/11/2026 23:59

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Adult Eating Disorder Specialist Dietitian

NHS AfC: Band 7

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust  to work for.  This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview


We are looking to recruit a driven and enthusiastic Band 7 dietitian for a 12 month maternity cover post. The post holder will be based at our main service hub at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford across both our outpatient and day care service.  Part of the role may require cross-site work at our other hub in Leatherhead.

You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team providing care for adults (18+) with moderate to severe eating disorders. The role includes nutritional assessment and treatment, delivering individual and group interventions, care planning and coordination, providing dietetic guidance to colleagues and partner services and clinical supervision of colleagues and dietetic students.

Main duties of the job

Suitable for someone who is keen to develop their skills and knowledge and is passionate about providing high quality, evidence-based care for people with moderate to severe eating disorders as a member of a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role and its main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
  • HCPC Registered professional in Dietetics

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification dietetic experience of band 6 level or above
  • Experience of eating disorder and/or mental health dietetics

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.

Application numbers

Please note we have the right to close this advert early, once we reach a suitable number of applications.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emmalia Simpson
Job title
Senior Specialist Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01483 448020
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