Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6536470/349-MCH-6536470 |
Summary
MFT Community Eating Disorder Service are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their highly skilled multi disciplinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist dietetic assessment and intervention to young people with Eating Disorders (including ARFID) and their families across the MFT footprint. The successful candidate will be expected to travel between our bases in Manchester Salford and Trafford.
The successful candidate will undertake any and all training pertinent to the role. Clinical and management supervision will be provided, along with a reflective group ran by psychotherapy.
You would be joining a passionate team with an excellent reputation, locally, regionally and nationally. The team consists of Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Senior Eating Disorder Practitioners, Eating Disorder Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Dietitians, Family Therapists, CBT therapists, Clinical support workers and admin. We pride ourselves on providing specialist and timely treatment to all of our young people and their families. We provide a range of therapies and interventions, including systemic Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural therapy, Compassionate Focussed Therapy, and Adolescent Focused Therapy.
To work as part of the Community Eating Disorders Team (CEDS) and provide a high quality, evidence based up to date nutrition and dietetic service requiring an advanced level of knowledge, skills and experience.
· To work interdependently within a multi-disciplinary team advising Consultant medical / CAMHS practitioners on the dietetic management of patients with an eating disorder including ARFID
· Assess and treat their own specialist caseload of patients with complex needs and maintain accurate records.
· Identify and progress opportunities for developments within CEDS
· Act as a source of dietetic expertise for hospital and community healthcare workers /schools etc across the North West.
· Provide training and support for other less experienced team members both internal and external to the Trust
· Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of professional and clinical work, working to agreed local, national and professional standards.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 6 Oct 2024
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