Eating Disorders Specialist Dietician

Overview

In this role you will join the All-Age Eating Disorders Service as a highly specialist dietitian, operating within a multidisciplinary team to enhance dietetic assessments and treatment for children aged 6+ and adults. You will lead dietetic input across community settings, manage urgent referrals, and drive service improvement including ARFID pathways. You will collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality, safe care and contribute to cross-team initiatives. This position offers a chance to shape ED care through clinical leadership and pathway development in a supportive NHS environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic assessments and treatment for patients aged 6 years and older within the community service.
• Lead or participate in clinical leadership and project management tasks for service improvement (e.g., ARFID, Type 1 Diabetes, disordered eating, other dietary needs).
• Support development of an ARFID treatment pathway as part of the wider Eating Disorders Service.
• Collaborate autonomously with MDTs and system partners to ensure timely responses to referrals and high-quality care.
• Contribute to continuous service development and improvement to maintain safe, effective ED services.

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Dietetics with ED cases in community or inpatient settings.
• Experience in quality improvement activities.
• Experience in clinical governance and in developing and delivering group work.
• Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics; HCPC registration.
• Desirable: post-registration paediatric dietetic experience; supervising students on placement.

• Strong collaborative communication
• Leadership and initiative in projects
• Adaptability in a multi-agency environment
• Dietetic assessment and treatment of eating disorders
• ARFID pathway development
• Participation in quality improvement and clinical governance

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