Senior Dietician

Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?

Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?

We are looking for a 0.6 WTE Band 6 Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian to work on our specialist eating disorders unit (Haldon). This is a fixed-term post for 6 months. Weare looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic individual. The Haldon Unit has an established multidisciplinary approach and dietetics is integral. Training ineating disorders and the different therapeutic approaches used in the treatment of this condition will be provided and CPD is actively supported by the team.

You will be expected to hold a caseload of clients with moderate to severe eating disorders, delivering assessments and therapeutic interventions. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be expected to be a good communicator and team player. You will need to be confident within a busy in-patient environment. Flexibility and the ability toadapt will be essential to meet the varied demands of this role.

Theideal candidate for this role will have the above skills along with lots of enthusiasm and passion as well as a can-do attitude so if this describes you

Working as partof Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will make a difference to peoples livesfrom the moment you start.

Interview date will be either: 20/10/26 and/or 23/10/26

• To manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex nutritional and psychiatric needs, using evidence based and person cantered principles, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nutrition treatment plans.
• To contribute to the management of resources within the clinical and professional area, e.g. nutritional products, equipment and literature.
• To act as a resource on nutritional issues tothe multidisciplinary team across the Trust, promoting healthy lifestyle andgood nutrition for all individuals that use the services and to provide relevant staff training.
• To contribute to planning, developing an devaluation of the dietetic service within the Trust.
• Be a core memberof the Haldon multi-disciplinary team, liaising with other members of the teamto provide integrated dietetic care.
• Communicate with individuals who use the service, using the most appropriate verbal,written or pictorial methods, in a way that represents their views, autonomy and culture.

Translate complex key nutritional information into simple ideas and language that can beeasily understood.

Work collaboratively with all members of the treatment team and share information with team members formally and informally, e.g. clinical reviews, risk meetings

Be involved in preparing and planning evidence based diet sheets, teaching material, dietetic literature and specialist service literature.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by…