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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT 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.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• Registered with a professional body

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Dietitian

Desirable

• registered with BDA
• Involvement in Paeds interest group

Experience

Essential

• Working with Eating Disorders or Paediatrics
• Specialist knowledge of dietetic assessment for ED.
• Evidence of dietetic CPD
• MTD working

Desirable

• Working within CAMHS
• Working with community
• Delivered MDT paediatric training
• Contribution to clinical ED
• Minimum of 1 year NHS experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work with difficult to engage clients
• Up to date knowledge of clinical guidelines and evidence base relating to the clinical management of eating disorders and up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
• The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
• management of caseload

Desirable

• Delivering training
• Therapeutic skills
• Research

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrington Building

Hathersage Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

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