Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Aptitude
Demonstrate an understanding of mental illness and how this may impact on the nutritional and dietetic needs of an individual.
- Skills and Aptitude
An ability to evaluate and report on complex data
- Skills and Aptitude
Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Registration as a Dietitian
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
A teaching qualification or experience of teaching groups.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
A wide range of post registration dietetic experience including delivery of services in the community and some experience of working in Mental health services
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Specialist Dietetic Training at Post graduate diploma level or relevant equivalent experience gained through substantial advanced clinical practice
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Advanced certificate in counselling skills or counselling experience
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Membership of the British Dietetic Association Mental Health Group.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Working with people with mental illness and eating disorders.
Job overview
- We are excited to go out to advert for a specialist eating disorder dietitian to join our countywide children's eating disorder service. The postholder will be supported by our two clinical lead dietitians, and part of a welcoming broader MDT. This is a community position which will involve facilitating dietetic clinics, joining with other clinicians to conduct assessments, joining with paediatricians as part of their clinics, and joining therapists in appointments as required too.
Main duties of the job
- To plan and deliver a high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service to this area and contribute to service development as required.
- To work as a senior autonomous practitioner delivering a high quality dietetic service in Cornwall Foundation Trust.
- To help to support and/or establish audit and robust evaluation of the dietetic service
- To have a high level of knowledge, skills and experience in order to approach tasks with an open and understanding mind and deal with situations in a timely and empathic manner.
- To be responsible for nutrition and dietetic participation in multi-professional teams and contribute to policy making as directed by the head of service.
- To work as a key member of the Multi-disciplinary Team.
- To work as a key member of the Dietitians Mental Health Team within Cornwall Foundation Trust.
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’
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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