Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site Department of Community Nutrition & Dietetics, Riverside Health Centre, Town Cardiff
Salary £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 11/03/2025 23:59
Community Neuro Rehab & Living Well Dietitian
Band 7
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 are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
* We are kind and caring
* We are respectful
* We have trust and integrity
* We take personal responsibility
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.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive and motivated Dietitian to be our lead dietitian for Community Neuro-rehabilitation in Cardiff and Vale UHB, based in both Llandough Hospital and Riverside Health Centre. This post designs and delivers the dietetic service to the Early Supported Discharge (ESD) multidisciplinary team for stroke patients. In addition, the diverse workload includes a variety of complex neuro-rehabilitation patients, managed via individual home visits and group education.
In addition, the post holder will provide supervision and support for a Band 6 dietitian delivering “Live Well” services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 Neuro-Rehabilitation dietitian will develop, manage and co-ordinate a community dietetic service for the specialist client group. This will involve working in partnership with other professions and agencies in a variety of settings including community venues, as well as directly with clients at an individual and group level. You will be working predominantly with a population with diverse and complex neurological health and social needs.
The post holder is the lead clinician for:
* The management of overall dietetic service to this specialist area including development, implementation and evaluation.
* Working in partnership with key stakeholders to enable delivery of the service objectives within the available resource.
* The design, delivery and evaluation of nutrition and dietetic component of group education courses that are evidence-based.
* Production of regular monitoring and evaluation reports for Health Board and partner organisations, on service delivery.
* Supervision and training of Project Support Workers and other workers involved in the specialist area, including community support workers, junior dietitians and students.
* To develop and co-ordinate the dietetic service for this area, undertaking research and audit.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of current HPC registration.
* Degree, or equivalent, or post graduate qualification in dietetics.
* Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance.
* Attendance at relevant accredited courses/conferences to demonstrate postgraduate professional development.
* MSc or equivalent postgraduate experience/training including: Teaching qualification or clinical educators’ course.
* Post registration behaviour change and motivational interviewing training or experience.
* Evidence of audit and research.
* Food Hygiene Certificate or working towards this.
Experience
* A range of post registration experience of working with a wide range of clients across a variety of clinical settings including the community and neurology.
* Understanding of professional ethics and application in practice.
* Evidence of on-going CPD.
* Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical/community settings.
* Experience of student training.
* Experience of research methodology in particular evaluation of community nutrition projects.
* Experience of developing evidence-based resources, guidelines, protocols and policies.
* Experience of community project work.
Skills
* Excellent leadership skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills - ability to communicate highly complex sensitive information.
* Organisational and project management skills.
* Ability to work effectively within a team.
* Report writing & IT skills.
* Clinical Supervisory / Clinical Educator skills.
* Budget Management skills.
* Analytical skills/ Critical appraisal skills.
* Good record keeping/ Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
* Development of nutrition education training skills.
* Effective presentation skills using a variety of teaching methods to promote adult learning.
Special Knowledge
* Knowledge of community dietetics & management of neurological conditions.
* Knowledge of nutritional requirements of adults (Neuro).
* Awareness of Health & Safety risk and clinical governance.
* Knowledge of multi-cultural population.
Personal Qualities
* Self-motivated/ Enthusiastic.
* Professional caring manner and appearance.
* Ability to work independently and on initiative with individuals and groups.
* Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and meet daily deadlines.
* Ability to deal with distressed clients and relatives.
* Ability to work with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Other
* To be flexible and able to work occasional evening and weekend if required.
* Ability to travel flexibly to meet the requirements of the job.
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.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
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.
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