# CAMHS Acute Dietitian

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Worthing
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T13:51:27.782Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Haywards_Heath/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietitian/Dietitian-v8099302
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099302?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Our refreshed clinical model includes purposeful admissions, structured care with early review points, strong links with COAST (Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team), and a 7‑day therapeutic timetable including evenings and weekends. The team will include strengthened MDT working, safe staffing, duty doctor cover, trauma‑informed and autism‑aware practice, and lived‑experience roles.

The environment and culture promote safety, collaboration, curiosity, and learning—for both young people and staff.

- Hold responsibility for the nutrition and dietetic management of children in the Acute inpatient service
- Offer comprehensive Dietetic assessments, interventions and evaluations.

### Main duties of the job

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- A – Qualifications
Essential

BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent 
Registration with the HCPC as a Dietitian 

Desirable

Evidence of postgraduate level study 
Practice Education training 
Management/Leadership training 
BDA training in Eating Disorders for dietitians 
Membership of relevant specialist groups 

B – Knowledge / Experience
Essential

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Dietetic Practice 
Experience working with a wide range of patients with complex dietetic needs (physical & mental health) 
Ability to work in intense, high-change environments and manage distressing situations 
Experience of enteral feeding 
Experience in a relevant clinical area 
Experience delivering both group and individual interventions 
Experience of multidisciplinary working 
Experience supervising staff and students 
Experience of multi-agency working 
Experience applying a range of assessment tools 
Quality improvement and research experience
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Registration with the HCPC as a Dietitian
- Evidence of postgraduate level study
- Practice Education training
- Management/Leadership training
- BDA training in Eating Disorders for dietitians
- Membership of relevant specialist groups
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Dietetic Practice
- Experience working with a wide range of patients with complex dietetic needs (physical & mental health)
- Ability to work in intense, high-change environments and manage distressing situations
- Experience of enteral feeding
- Experience in a relevant clinical area
- Experience delivering both group and individual interventions
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience supervising staff and students
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience applying a range of assessment tools
- Quality improvement and research experience

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Registration with the HCPC as a Dietitian
- Evidence of post graduate level study

### Knowledge/Experience

**Essential**

- Proven and demonstrable experience in Dietetic Practice
- Experience of working with a variety of patients having varying and complex dietetic needs both in a physical and mental health context
- Proven record of being able to work in an intense environment with a high level of change and in difficult and at times distressing circumstances
- Experience of enteral feeding
- Experience in a clinical area related to the post
- Experience of both group and individual work
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising students
- Experience of multi-agency work
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254)
- [dietician inpatient (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393269)

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