Band 6 Dietitian

Band 6 Dietitian

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 January 2026

Specialist Dietitian Eating Disorders Service Band 6 37.5 hours Base:
St Chad's House Community, St George's Hospital Stafford ST16 3AG

Are you looking for a new dietetic role that will have the opportunity to work across inpatients, day services and the community?

If you are an experienced Dietitian who is interested in working in eating disorder services please read on!

An opportunity has arisen within our Specialist Eating Disorder Service. We are looking for two enthusiastic, self-motivated and innovative Dietitians with an interest and/or experience of working within specialist mental health eating disorder services.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and someone who wants to make a difference to our service users, families and the communities we serve.

We are committed to continued professional development, specialist training and ensuring our staff work at the top of their scope of practice. We offer a rewarding job with robust governance structures in place including excellent supervision and the ability to contribute to a growing and developing service.

The one post is primarily based on the inpatient ward in Stafford and the other post primarily works across both Staffordshire and Shropshire community teams. Both positions have a requirement to travel between bases and work across the Staffordshire and Shropshire localities.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and non verbal communication skills. A degree of flexibility in approach is required along with a willingness to learn whilst working in a clinical area of specialism that can bring its challenges.

The role involves working within a multi professional team and alongside other dietetic colleagues to provide a highly specialist dietetic service to adult out-patients and in-patients receiving treatment from the Eating Disorder Team and forming a key element of the treatment care pathways.

Providing a highly specialist dietetic service to adult out-patients, in-patients and day treatment services receiving treatment from MPFT Eating Disorder Team and forming a key element of clinical care pathways.

To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary eating disorders team and be an expert in the provision of nutritional advice, education and training to nursing staff, doctors, dietetic students and other health care professionals.

To be responsible for the development of junior members of the dietetic team and support the development of the dietetic service delivery within the Eating Disorder Services.

If require further information please contact:

Kerry Langford-Rotton (Head of Eating Disorders)

Ange Brookes (Operational Manager) -

Faith Edensor-Ward (Clinical Lead) -

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Professional / Clinical Practice

To complete a comprehensive assessment of service user needs (including cultural, religion, family and environmental influences, eg shift patterns), ability/skill, motivation and nutritional intake to provide a nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, medical history, anthropometric measurements, medication, diet history and nutritional intake). To agree in collaboration with the service users an overall aim of dietetic intervention and specific goals/areas for change.

To work as an autonomous practitioner without the direct/immediate support of colleagues. In more complex cases, there will be increased use of investigative and analytical…