Advanced Dietician – Children and Young People (CYP)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an Advanced Dietitian role for Children and Young People (CYP) within the Darwin Centre, a Tier 4 inpatient unit. The post holder will provide highly specialist dietetic services, focusing on CYP with eating disorders, disordered eating, or high nutritional risk. Responsibilities include developing policies, providing education to the team, and undertaking home visits for meal support. This challenging role offers the opportunity to lead significant changes for young people and is supported by the trust's Lead Dietitian and MDT.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a clinical lead dietetic role within the Children and Young People's (CYP) inpatient unit, the Darwin Centre.
- Deliver a highly specialist dietetic service with a focus on CYP with diagnosed or suspected eating disorders, disordered eating, or those at high nutritional risk.
- Work collaboratively with local CAMHS community services, including undertaking home visits and providing meal support.
- Ensure safe and effective dietetic discharge planning for CYP transitioning from the Darwin Centre.
- Act as a source of expertise on the dietary management of CYP with eating disorders to medical staff, therapy staff, other health professionals, and external agencies.
- Make recommendations for the purchasing of supplements, ward menus, and relevant equipment within the budget held by the Ward Manager.
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- HCPC registered Dietitian
- Post registration experience in mental health or paediatrics
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Advanced Dietician – Children and Young People (CYP)
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
Advanced Dietitian - CYP tier 4 inpatients, Band 7 - Darwin Centre (Tier 4 provision):
We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Dietitian with an interest in children and young people's mental health to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team. This is a full-time post (part time would be considered), based in our Tier 4 unit. We are looking for an experienced Dietitian who is ready to take their next step in their career and keen to make a difference to our children and young people.
The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of key policies, standard operating procedures and pathways to support our children and young people with eating disorders, disordered eating and those identified as being at high nutritional risk. A large part of the role will involve working closely with the Darwin team, providing education and support as required. This role will involve travelling to children and young people's homes where needed to provide dietetic meal support to families and young people.
This is a varied, challenging and exciting role in which the post holder will be in a unique position to lead on changes making a significant difference to children and young people.
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