Are you seeking a dietetic clinical leadership opportunity with a focus on critical care? Do you want to join an award-winning, dynamic, and supportive team, and work in fabulous West Wales? ...then this may be the vacancy for you!
We can offer you flexible working, opportunities for professional and leadership development, and a warm, welcoming team working environment.
Please get in touch or come and visit us to find out more.
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Main duties of the job
1. Clinically leads the development, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of best practice in relation to acute nutrition support and Critical Care.
2. Clinically leads the development and delivery of education and training in relation to acute nutrition support and Critical Care.
3. Acts as the operational on-site lead for acute nutritional support supporting the team with daily caseload prioritisation and ensuring effective delegation to Dietetic support workers.
4. Line manages and clinically supervises delegated nutrition and dietetic staff ensuring consistent evidence-based standards of care and effective multi-disciplinary working.
5. Leads the development and implementation of nutrition and dietetic-related guidance and standards, resources, training, and education in area of expertise and ensure effective integration across programmes of work in relation to acute nutrition support and critical care.
6. Manages a caseload of highly complex individuals requiring complex nutrition support (level 3 critical care unit).
7. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private, and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
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.
Interviews will be held on 10/10/2024.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Recognised Degree in Dietetics
* Accredited post-graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent
* HCPC registered Dietitian
* Demonstrates advanced level of clinical knowledge within the specialist field gained through attendance on specialist courses / advanced training
* Established clinical problem-solving skills
* Completed Clinical Supervisory skills training
* Established critical appraisal skills
* Knowledge of current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy and guidance in relation to acute nutrition support
Desirable
* Masters level qualification relevant to specialist area of the role
* Completed formal motivational interviewing training
* Other professional, technical, or academic qualification which relate to clinical practice or clinical leadership
Experience
Essential
* Broad, well-established dietetic practice
* Extensive experience of adult nutritional support, clinically assisted nutrition
* Demonstrable clinical leadership
* Delegation to qualified and non-qualified staff
* Significant experience of leading multi-professional / multi-disciplinary team working
* Service development / quality improvement
* Leading clinical audit
* Delivering or supporting practice / service change
* Delivering clinical supervision
* Active engagement with student training
Desirable
* Experience of project management
* Additional clinical or health care-related experience
* Experience in research
Language Requirements
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Glangwilli General Hospital
Dolgwilli Road
Carmarthen
SA31 2AF
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