Clinical Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Dietetics Department at Glan Clwyd Hospital as a Band 4 Clinical Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.
Are you an experienced Band 3 Dietetic Assistant who is looking for a new challenge? We have an opportunity for an individual to join our Diabetes team as a Clinical Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.
You will be part of a dynamic Dietetic team at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and part of a new era of development for the Dietetic service as a whole. You will be part of a department of almost fifty Dietitians and Dietetic assistants, supported by an administration team. There are good working partnerships between the teams in Glan Clwyd, and also with other dietetic services across North Wales.
We support and encourage continuing professional development. Enquiries from anyone who is interested in the role would be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
This post will give you the opportunity to work with the Dietetic teams to facilitate the development of cutting edge Nutrition and Dietetic services for the Diabetes services. You will have the opportunity to assist in the planning and implementation of a robust quality improvement process for nutrition in the specialist area, under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian.
You will be responsible for providing structured education to patients in groups across Conwy and Denbighshire, participating in promotion events, data collection and working as part of the multidisciplinary team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job 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
* Relevant higher education qualification with nutrition component e.g. NVQ 4 / foundation degree or equivalent
Experience
* Significant experience of working within a dietetics team as a dietetic assistant
* Experience of working in the NHS, in hospitals or with community groups
Aptitude and Abilities
* Self motivated, enthusiastic
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a range of care settings
* Willingness to undertake further training as necessary
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.
£26,928 to £29,551 a year per annum pro rata
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