Highly specialist Dietitian

Location: Barnet

Being a Highly-Specialised Dietitian is so much more than just knowing what foods to eat, it's creating a nutritional bespoke plan that gives some of the most vulnerable people the energy and determination to build a brighter future. Feel valued and supported when you join the team as a Dietitian, working 22.5 hours at Barnet Lane Complex Care and Recovery Service in Borehamwood.

a service Barnet Lane's CCRS is a highly specialised, bespoke inpatient adult service designed to support individuals whose needs exceed the scope of traditional inpatient service model At Barnet Lane Complex Care and Recovery Service, you will provide a Dietetic service centred around the individual needs of service users, supporting them on their recovery journey through meaningful engagement and therapeutic intervention.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the ongoing development of the Dietetic service while helping to create a positive and stimulating environment for patients. As an experienced Highly Specialist Dietitian, equivalent to NHS Band 7, you will manage a complex caseload, building strong therapeutic relationships with service users to understand their health concerns, goals, dietary requirements, restrictions and preferences.

As a Highly-Specialised Dietitian, you will deliver and offer contributions to the development of the specialist treatment plans and pathways as you maintain close contact with local community teams. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the service, offering assessment, formulation and treatment to people and their families/carers. You will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.

A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations. As a Dietitian you will be:
Assessing service users' weight and advise regarding, weight, calories, and special meal plans Working as an autonomous dietetic practitioner to carry a complex inpatient and outpatient caseload, using evidence-based and people-focused principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in service users. Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions Liaising with the hospital's catering department and ensure that the menu is reviewed regularly, the allergen list, portioning sizes and special menus are up to date Supporting in the development and co-facilitation of any group or activity and staff training Providing a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status.

These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change. Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help patients understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies. Carrying out one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting the patient to eat  be successful in this role, you will have: HCPC registered BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics Post qualification training Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient settling.

Knowledge and understanding of Eating Disorders and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers To ensure knowledge and skills are maintained at a high level of professional competence Where you will be working

Location:

Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 3QU
Barnet Lane's Complex Care and Recovery Service (CCRS) is a highly specialised, bespoke inpatient adult service designed to support individuals whose needs exceed the scope…