Job summary
- Main area
- Eating Disorders
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2680-BD
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a friendly, enthusiastic, confident Dietitian to become part of the Community Dietetic Team delivering community healthcare within the Fylde Coast All Age Eating Disorder Service. The permanent post will be based at Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre in Blackpool but flexibility may be required to work and travel around the area.
Main duties of the job
Your role will involve the assessment and implementation of care plans for patients in their own home, care homes and community locations including community hospitals. Assist in the training of health care professionals and carers and maintenance of IT systems that support patient care. Offering expert knowledge to a Multi Disciplinary Team.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We offer a mentoring and clinical supervision programme with an experienced clinician for those new to community work.
The department has excellent IT facilities with good clerical support across the Fylde locality.
The Fylde Coast and our surrounding areas have good motorway and train links to Lancashire including the city of Preston.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Honours Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics approved by the BDA/Health Professions Council.
- Health Professions Council registered Dietitian.
- Evidence of relevant post graduate specialist clinical education at post graduate level or equivalent and /or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment and evidence of evidence based practice in relevant health setting.
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance including MEED and NICE and relevant assessment tools.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Thorough and sound knowledge of the development and maintenance of Eating Disorders and its physiological, psychological and medical aspects.
- Skills/experience in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Assessment and treatment of adults an/or children with non-complex conditions.
- Experience of collaborative working across / between professions /agencies to achieve agreed outcomes for individuals in delivery of treatment outcomes.
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
- Jennie Wynn
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 448025
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