Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Town Llandough
Salary £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 22/04/2025 23:59
Catering Registered Nutritionist/Dietitian
Band 5
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world.
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job overview
Applications are welcomed for a motivated and enthusiastic catering nutritionist or dietitian to work within the dietetic departments across Cardiff and Vale UHB. The post holder will work with the strategic lead for catering, to analyse and ensure nutritious meals and therapeutic diets are delivered to hospital patients. This will be in conjunction with nursing staff and the catering department.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be the catering nutritionist or dietitian within the UHB for nutritional issues relating to the organisation of the nutritional element of patient catering, the role will involve:
1. Work with the facilities team on a day-to-day basis to ensure the provision of safe, nutritious food and meals to meet nutritional and therapeutic requirements.
2. Supporting the Strategic Lead dietitian and catering service with the nutritional implementation of the Welsh Government new food and fluid standards to be published in 2025 and the continued nutritional monitoring of the Welsh Government (WG) Food and Fluid Standards 2011 for inpatients.
3. Provide nutrition expertise and identify changes to nutrition specifications in conjunction with the catering service that affect the patient menus.
4. Nutritional analysis of recipes and highlighting relevant information or changes on recipes, products and allergens and support menu development.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Degree, or equivalent in Nutrition (AfN) or Nutrition and Dietetics (HCPC)
* Awareness of large-scale catering operations.
* Registered with the relevant professional body eg Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Association for Nutrition
* Knowledge of nutritional analysis packages
Experience
* Experience of using nutritional analysis software packages
* Experience of developing menus to meet nutritional requirements
Skills and Attributes
* Ability to plan and carry out nutritional analysis including collation of data and writing up reports.
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Products. Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
* Proven ability to establish and enhance effective working relationships with stakeholders.
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
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