Specialist Dietitian (Adult Eating Disorders)
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Northampton, NN1 3EB
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 September 2026
4 days left
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist dietitian with experience and passion to work with eating disorders, to join the large and expanding ...
To promote delivery of effective Healthcare within the organisation
2. To demonstrate effective leadership and communication
3. Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development
4. Undertake the Trust's corporate and local induction, and maintain your learning and compliance with training requirements for your role
5. To actively participate in your own clinical supervision and appraisals as an integral part of professional development and to supervise junior staff
6. To undertake teaching and consultation activities with other health and care staff
7. To promote Clinical Governance, Reduction of Risk, Audit and Research and evidence-based practice
8. To demonstrate the Trust's values in everything you do in the work environment
9. To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust's resources that you utilise
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Knowledge and qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hones) in Nutrition and Dietetics or PG Diploma
- Experience of working with Eating Disorders
- Experience of complex MDT work
Desirable
- Training in other relevant therapeutic models e.g. CBT/psychoeducation
- Member of BDW mental health group/special interest group
- Knowledge of MEED guidance
Experience
Essential
- Experience of challenging MDT work
- Experience of supervision and training/education of others
- Experience of supervision and training/education of others
- Familiar with NICE guidelines for ED tratment3
- High level communication skills
- Substantial post qualification of clinical dietetics (acute and/or community settings)
Desirable
- Experience of supporting undergraduate training programmes
- Awareness of legislations relating to client group/mental health
- Experience of audit/research
- Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of challenging MDT work
- Experience of supervision and training/education of others
- Familiar with NICE guidelines for ED treatment
- High level communication skills
- Substantial post qualification of clinical dietetics (acute and/or community settings
Desirable
- Experience of supporting undergraduate training programmes
- Awareness of legislations relating to client group/mental health
- Experience of audit/research
- Management experience
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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