Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist dietitian with experience and passion to work with eating disorders,  to join the large and expanding of Northants Eating Disorder Service (NEDS). NEDS is a passionate and energetic countywide psychology-led service. The team (over 26. w.t.e.) currently comprises of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical & Counselling Psychologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists (RMN), Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Specialist Dieticians, Occupational Therapist, Support Workers (including Peer Support Workers), Arts Therapists, Assistant Psychologists).

 NEDS is a very well-established service, which has evolved over the past 30 years and is a pioneer of community-based approaches to treatment and support. We offer evidence-based treatment for the whole spectrum of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and OSFED. A comprehensive range of services is provided, from outpatient individual and group treatment packages for relatively mild-moderate cases of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-eating disorder, through to intervention and case management of people with severe Anorexia Nervosa. Clinicians in NEDS work with individuals locally in the community and also co-ordinate referrals to Out of Area inpatient admissions to Specialist Eating Disorder Units (SEDU’s), when needed.

Main duties of the job

     To promote delivery of effective Healthcare within the organisation

2.      To demonstrate effective leadership and communication

3.      Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development

4.      Undertake the Trust’s corporate and local induction, and maintain your learning and compliance with training requirements for your role

5.      To actively participate in your own clinical supervision and appraisals as an integral part of professional development and to supervise junior staff

6.      To undertake teaching and consultation activities with other health and care staff

7.      To promote Clinical Governance, Reduction of Risk, Audit and Research and evidence-based practice

8.      To demonstrate the Trust’s values in everything you do in the work environment

9.      To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust’s resources that you utilise

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.