Community Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian

Job overview

Are you interested in working with adults with eating disorders in Oxfordshire? Then this could be the job for you!

We are looking for a Dietitian to join our community eating disorder service in Oxford.

This is a specialist role and the post holder would be expected to work with patients with differing eating disorder presentations.

If you have any questions about the role, please do contact us for a discussion.

Main duties of the job

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work for the dietetic management of patients in your care, working within the professional code of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
• Use evidence-based practice to undertake comprehensive assessments of community patients referred to the service including biochemical, anthropometrics, clinical condition, diet history and social circumstances and to use advanced reasoning skills to interpret data.
• To provide a dietetic service to a specialist and complex clinical area using a high level of skills and knowledge at the level of an independent advanced practitioner.
• To be assessed as competent to undertake accurate measurements to assess nutritional status and train others to perform these measurements/calculations (anthropometry, mid upper arm circumference, hand grip strength, plotting growth charts, calculating weight for height/BMI).
• To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient’s medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence based and takes into account patient/carer communication level.
• Attend clinical meetings and communicate closely with the MDT and other agencies as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.