# Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian

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

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bodmin Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T11:50:39.716Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Applicant_Preference/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Heath_Professionals/Allied_Heath_Professionals-v8380503
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8380503?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Demonstrate an understanding of mental illness and how this may impact on the nutritional and dietetic needs of an individual.
- An ability to evaluate and report on complex data
- Able to work in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and highly emotive situations successfully.

### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

**Essential**

- Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent leading to Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Registration as a Dietitian
- A teaching qualification or experience of teaching groups.
- A wide range of post registration dietetic experience including delivery of services in the community and some experience of working in Mental health services
- Specialist Dietetic Training at Post graduate diploma level or relevant equivalent experience gained through substantial advanced clinical practice

**Desirable**

- Advanced certificate in counselling skills or counselling experience
- Membership of the British Dietetic Association Mental Health Group.
- Working with people with mental illness and eating disorders.

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10709297)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 725.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10709296)

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