Lead Dietitian Eating Disorders (Job share) inHaringey inHaringey PUBLISHED 14 NOV 2024

Band 7: £51,883 to £58,544 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS (pro-rata) FIXED TERM

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To write, implement and monitor guidelines for management of service users to be used within the service and to guide other HCP's for patients admitted to other acute hospitals.

We are looking for a Specialist Eating Disorders Dietitian who is enthusiastic, committed and interested in joining our busy and dynamic in-patient team at St Ann's Eating Disorders Service on a 12 month fix term contract . The successful candidate will be responsible for the dietetic oversight of the service.

St Ann's Eating Disorders Service is a specialist, tertiary service providing comprehensive care and treatment to those with eating disorders in North Central London and North East London.

To provide specialist dietetic input to the eating disorders service including the in-patients, out-patients and day-hospital patients. This involves working with service users and multi-disciplinary team members to identify and address the complex psychological and social factors that affect compliance with dietary treatment, thus enabling long-term permanent lifestyle changes
To provide specialist advice to service users with eating disorders deemed to be at high physical risk
To undertake clinical assessments and dietetic intervention for service users which may include complex enteral feeding (PEG and NG) and where MEED guidelines for re-feeding are used
To run groups on nutritional issues for services users to support their recovery
To write, implement and monitor guidelines for management of service users to be used within the service and to guide other HCP's for patients admitted to other acute hospitals
To work effectively as a team member of the dietetic service providing a flexible service, covering other dietetic services as appropriate including in-patient, out-patient and day programme
To maintain a high standard of clinical practice
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, establishing collaborative working relationships, sharing skills and information
To work autonomously within the eating disorders dietetic team with little or no daily supervision

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St Ann's Eating Disorders Service is a specialist, tertiary service providing comprehensive care and treatment to those with eating disorders in North Central London and North East London.

To provide specialist dietetic input to the eating disorders service including the in-patients, out-patients and day-hospital patients. This involves working with service users and multi-disciplinary team members to identify and address the complex psychological and social factors that affect compliance with dietary treatment, thus enabling long-term permanent lifestyle changes
To provide specialist advice to service users with eating disorders deemed to be at high physical risk
To undertake clinical assessments and dietetic intervention for service users which may include complex enteral feeding (PEG and NG) and where MEED guidelines for re-feeding are used
To run groups on nutritional issues for services users to support their recovery
To write, implement and monitor guidelines for management of service users to be used within the service and to guide other HCP's for patients admitted to other acute hospitals
To work effectively as a team member of the dietetic service providing a flexible service, covering other dietetic services as appropriate including in-patient, out-patient and day programme
To maintain a high standard of clinical practice
To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, establishing collaborative working relationships, sharing skills and information
To work autonomously within the eating disorders dietetic team with little or no daily supervision