Specialist DieticianBand 6

Main area

Specialist Dietician

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Fixed term: 18 months (until 31st March 2028 due to funding)

Hours

Part time - 15 hours per week (2 days per week. Working hours to be agreed within Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 7:00pm (rota basis). Thursday is a fixed working day.)

Job ref

373-SMH2755

Site

Pioneer House and Springview hospital

Town

North Road Ellesmere Port

Salary

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

07/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian looking to make a difference? Join PARALEL, an innovative rehabilitation, relapse prevention and alternative to admission service supporting adults with eating disorders across community and inpatient settings. As part of a developing multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist dietetic support to help people maintain recovery and remain safely within their communities.

The role will include:

• Working with a high level of autonomy.
• Providing a specialist dietetic service to adults with complex eating disorders, including assessment, intervention and care planning.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating nutritional care plans to support recovery.
• Promoting optimal physical health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Supporting relapse prevention and transitions from inpatient to community care.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of dietetic practice, mental health and eating disorders, and be committed to delivering compassionate, recovery-focused care within a new and evolving service.

The role requires regular travel to service users' homes and community settings; therefore, access to suitable transport for work purposes is essential.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The post holder will provide specialist dietetic input within the multidisciplinary team, supporting adults with eating disorders through assessment, intervention and care planning. Interventions will be delivered using recovery-focused approaches across community settings, including face-to-face, remote and home-based appointments. The role will also support service development, including the ongoing implementation of the admission avoidance pathway.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a friendly, supportive and innovative service.
• Receive clinical supervision, annual appraisal and regular peer support.
• Access a wide range of training and development opportunities.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about mental health and improving lives.
• Organised, adaptable and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Enthusiastic, caring and motivated to contribute to a developing service.

Experience or knowledge of eating disorders and mental health is desirable. We welcome applications from individuals who are reliable, resilient, innovative and committed to delivering high-quality care.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, 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 think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling .

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.

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 £16 per year applies.

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