Community Dietitian - Eating Disorders (ED) Specialist

The Dietician will also join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilledMDT, who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for children and youngpeople who present to mental health services.With supervision and guidance from Senior staff, the main purpose of the CAMH Dietitian role will be to develop and guide development of meal support within theED pathway., The Dietician will work partly within the intensive treatment community pathway.This is an exciting new development within the team to support young people toremain in the community or to provide consistent support on paediatric wards tosupport discharge. This role will provide outreach into the young person's home toand local wards to provide meal and more generalised therapeutic support.

The Dietitian will join the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of clinicalassessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their familiesand/or carers within the Eating Disorder Service. The role will include providingoutreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and in-reach workinto Tier 4 Services. The Dietitian will provide specialist dietitian input. Withsupervision and support the Dietitian will provide individual therapy to identifiedpatients, as well as short term therapy (individual, family, groups) to patientspresenting with sub-threshold disorders. He /she will also contribute towardsMulti Family Therapy Groups.

As a Dietitian you will have the opportunity to contribute to service development,audit, research and quality improvement projects and you will also act as aSupervisor for student dietitian on specialist placement in CAMHS.

Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Service also links to acomprehensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 CAMH Service and a CAMHS CrisisPrevention/Care Team (ALLIANCE). The post holder will be part of a growing teamof clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, andyoung people, who are presenting with eating disorders.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.