There is a rare opportunity to join the well-established Health Improvement Nutrition & Dietetic team in Hywel Dda University Health Board. We are looking for an experienced dietitian who is passionate about the role of nutrition in the prevention of diet-related disease.
You will be the key dietitian delivering health improvement nutrition interventions based in the beautiful area of Pembrokeshire; whilst working closely and across the wider health board Health Improvement and Nutrition & Dietetics teams.
The successful applicant will have experience of public health nutrition interventions, and experience of delivering Nutrition Skills for Life will be beneficial. They will be expected to work in partnership across the 3 counties, collaborate with stakeholders, and be driven to improve population health through food for health and wellbeing.
Group facilitation along with project delivery experience will be essential to this role. Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills will be required to meet the demands of this position.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be the dietitian dedicated to providing the evidenced-based nutrition steer within Pembrokeshire. This will involve:
1. Developing, delivering, and evaluating accredited nutrition education and training to key community assets; and enabling the rollout of level 1 Nutrition Skills for Life courses including quality assurance.
2. Being an expert nutrition resource for the health board, partners, and communities.
3. Quality assurance of nutrition interventions.
4. Working autonomously to identify, develop, deliver, and evaluate projects both locally and nationally.
5. Leading on project delivery.
6. Reporting on activity and outcomes.
7. Service development and quality improvement.
8. Providing cover and support to the Health Improvement Nutrition & Dietetic team.
9. Supervision and mentoring of staff and dietetic students.
Knowledge and experience of delivering nutrition interventions across the life stages, e.g., pregnancy, pre-school will be desirable for the role.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Evidence of current HCPC registration.
* Degree, or postgraduate qualification in dietetics leading to registration.
* Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance.
* Demonstrates good knowledge of, and ability to apply, evidence base in relation to dietetic practice and development of practice.
* Critical appraisal skills: knowledge of current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy, guidance, and best practice in the delivery and development of broad spectrum of adult dietetics.
* Well-established clinical problem-solving skills.
* Demonstrates effective organisational skills including prioritisation of workload, effective caseload management, and delegation of tasks.
* Well-established teaching and presentation skills.
* Membership of relevant specialist interest groups.
* Attendance at relevant accredited courses/conferences.
* Level 2 Award in Food Hygiene or working towards this.
* Agored Cymru Assessor training.
* Level 3 Accreditation in education and training.
Experience
* Demonstrable and considerable experience in clinical dietetics.
* Experience of teaching healthcare professionals and staff of other organisations.
* Evidence of involvement in development work in dietetic services e.g., audit, implementing a change in practice, delivering a new dietetic intervention.
* Experience of clinical audit, evaluation, and service improvement.
* Experience of delivering Agored Cymru accredited training.
* Experience of paediatric dietetics.
* Experience of public health dietetics.
* Experience of adult teaching using a range of teaching methods.
* Experience of delivering practical skill-based education e.g., cooking sessions.
* Experience of delegating work to and supporting/supervising D.A. / students / junior dietetic staff.
* Experience of service change.
* Experience of research.
* Experience of delivering project work using recognised service improvement methodology.
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
Clinical Lead Dietitian for Health Improvement
£35,922 to £43,257 a year per annum pro rata
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