Specialist Dietitian: Sponsorship Available

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust

Job Summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Dietitian to join our Durham and Darlington CAMHS services, working within child and adolescent mental health and learning disabilities.

You’ll play a vital role in delivering specialist, evidence-based dietetic care to young people with complex needs, including faltering growth, selective eating, disordered eating, and weight management. Your work will help restore health and empower service users to live their lives to the fullest. There may also be opportunities to support the CAMHS Specialist Eating Disorders Service.

We’re Looking For:

  • A Registered Dietitian with experience in complex dietetic interventions for mental health, learning disabilities, and neurodivergence.
  • A dynamic, enthusiastic professional who thrives in a multi-disciplinary environment and values collaboration.
  • Someone committed to service development, clinical governance, training, and supporting student learning.

What You’ll Do:

  • Deliver high-quality, person-centred dietetic care in community settings.
  • Work closely with CAMHS teams, Acute Trust partners, and key stakeholders.
  • Contribute to service improvement and embrace a culture of participation and wellbeing.

 

Main duties of the job

Promotes and maintains safety, privacy, and dignity of all service user in the delivery of person-centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.

Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users are always maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with Clinical Guidelines and the Trust’s Values and behaviours.

Assesses service users including those with complex needs and develops, implements, and evaluates intervention plans as part of the MDT, with the involvement of young people and their families and in accordance with their individual need. This includes undertaking complex dietetic assessments and developing individualised dietetic care plans.

Provides updates and reports on service user progress at clinical meetings and makes recommendations to inform the clinical decision-making process regarding service user care as part of the MDT.

Maintain up to date knowledge and competency in the skills required to perform safely and effectively in the role. Undertake relevant training (including statutory and mandatory training) and be responsible for personal development agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the AFC Knowledge and Skills Framework.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Appropriate professional qualification in Dietetics
  • Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits

Desirable

  • Post graduate training in relevant specialist area

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Dietetic delivery /completion of AYSE for social work (post 2012) pre 2012 evidence of experience in accordance with professional capabilities framework for an experienced social worker

Desirable

  • Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
  • Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
  • Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of managing complex Dietetic cases
  • Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
  • Clinical risk assessment and application in practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 19 January 2026

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