Lead Specialist Dietitian - Children's Eating Disorders

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead Dietitian to join our Children & Young People’s Eating Disorders Service (CYPEDS), working alongside our existing Clinical Lead Dietitian, collectively supporting the community across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We are a close-knit, supportive and containing team who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We warmly welcome applicants who share our values and are motivated to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

To work as a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary Children and Young people’s Eating Disorders Service (community).

To work as a specialist autonomous practitioner providing dietetic support and advice to patients and Health Professionals in the specialist area of Eating Disorders Dietetic Service.

To lead a small dietetic team in this service.

To lead and contribute to policy development on matters relating to service development for the Eating Disorders Dietetic Service.

To develop appropriate resources within this specialist area of dietetic practice.

To help to establish Research and Development and a robust Audit review of service within this specialist area of dietetics.

To be part of an assessment team, providing appropriate dietetic assessment and support within this.

To offer dietetic reviews for children and young people on the caseload as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.