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About
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 372,320 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.
Key details
Location: Withybush General Hospital, Fishguard Road, Haverfordwest, SA61 2PZ
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Grade: Band 6
Interview date: 10/04/2025
Job Overview
University Health Board's dietetic team are looking for an Acute Experienced Dietitian to join the acute dietetic and MDT team based at Withybush General Hospital. The post-holder will carry a complex caseload of acute patients providing expert dietetic input to the surgical, gastroenterology and medical wards. Training and education will be a central part of this role as well as supporting student training and the development and implementation of our Dietetic Assistant Practitioner roles.
The successful applicant will become an integral member of the dietetic team working to ensure optimal nutritional care for patients as a key determinant of recovery and outcome. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.
Qualifications And Knowledge
* Recognised degree in dietetics
* H.C.P.C. Registration
* Evidence of attendance on accredited post graduate diploma level specialist courses and/or advanced training in relation to dietetics
* Demonstrates consolidated clinical dietetic knowledge and skills in the field of Clinical Dietetics
* Has developed specialist knowledge as evidenced by dietetics qualification and additional formal learning/demonstrable experience in adult acute and community dietetics
* Skills in behavioural approaches including motivational interviewing
* 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 the specialist area of dietetic work
* 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
Experience
* Demonstrable experience in adult dietetics
* Experience of working in acute and community settings to deliver dietetic care
* Evidence of working as part of multi-disciplinary teams
* Experience of teaching other health care staff
* 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
* Experience of delivery of patient group Education
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Julie Regan
Job title: Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01437 773357
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