Consultant Psychiatrist - Macclesfield, United Kingdom - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job overview

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone who is joining CWP in a clinical role at Band 5 or above, who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership.

To be eligible for the relocation payment, you must live more than 40 miles from the base/location of the post you are applying for and you would need to relocate to within 15 miles of the new base.

If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.

Bolton Community Eating Disorder Service is looking for a person who would like to come and join the team as a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian.

The Dietitian role is a key role in our multi disciplinary team.

Please get in touch if you would like to chat through the role on phone or on teams. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

Providing a highly specialist dietetic service to Adults receiving treatment from the Trust's Community Eating Disorder Services in Bolton and a key component in the assessment and treatment care pathways in community Adult Eating Disorder Services (EDS) .

The service user group seen by the post holder will include individuals experiencing severe or complex eating disorders (including Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, OSFED, ARFID, binge eating disorder).

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of new and expanding pathways especially as part of the ARFID service within the team.

Providing dietetic expertise on the dietary management of eating disorders to other professional colleague's medical staff, other health professionals, patients and their families and external agencies.

Supporting the development of dietetics within the Eating Disorders Service and across the wider organisation.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment , which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are 'the 6 Cs' Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A 'Guide to completing your application form' can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a 'Silver' award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics or degree and PG qualification in Dietetics
• HCPC registered Dietitian
• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Evidence of CPD & Professional Portfolio

Desirable criteria

• British Dietetic Association Specialist Courses
• Accessing or willing to undertake Master Level programme; clinical supervisory skills and management training

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills
• Assessment and care planning skills, including analysis of complex dietetic problems
• Good decision making and negotiating skills
• Ability to organise own time and caseload
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues relevant to dietetic practice
• Good report writing skills
• Ability to use and apply technology and a range of computer programmes

Desirable criteria

• Presentation skills
• Audit & Research

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience within various clinical settings
• Ability to work as a team member of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as independently using own initiative

Desirable criteria

• Collaborative and partnership working
• Health promotion and facilitating group sessions
• Development of service user information
• Leaflets and training resources
• Liaising across health services (inpatients and outpatients)