Highly Specialist Dietitian - Diabetes

Job summary

A rare opportunity has arisen for a dietitian to join the secondary care diabetes service in Cardiff and Vale UHB to lead on the dietetic care of patients with insulin pumps. You will work in a supportive MDT predominantly based at UHW but you will be required to travel between sites within the UHB. You will also undertake a role in consulting on complex diabetes in inpatient settings across our UHB sites, providing support to acute dietitians to improve inpatient care. The secondary care diabetes service run the DAFNE carbohydrate counting programme delivered through online and face to face group sessions. You will be the course lead on a number of DAFNE and other diabetes courses through the year. This range of opportunities as part of the specialist MDT provide an interesting and varied band 7 opportunity.

If you are passionate about patient care with drive, commitment and enthusiasm to compassionately deliver excellent care for people living with type 1 diabetes, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a dynamic experienced dietitian with a demonstrable interest in working with people with diabetes across care settings.

Experience of working in Diabetes care is required but training on Pump management and DAFNE can be provided.

The successful candidate will promote effectivenessthrough service evaluation, within an inclusive working culture to support staff well-being.

Main duties of the job

The Highly Specialist Dietitian will

• have relevant previous senior clinical and leadership experience
• ensure holistic high-quality assessments and care needs are met
• be able to provide expert clinical support and advice to patients and carers
• collaborate closely with key stakeholders which will include identifying areas for service development and improvement, to continue implementing transformational change
• act as an expert within this specialist field
• advocate and support patients' rights by promoting shared decision making, respecting individual choice and beliefs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times
• demonstrate excellent communication skills work delivering information sensitively and effectively
• be able to work autonomously using advanced clinical judgement and knowledge within a multi-disciplinary team, holding a caseload planning, delivering and monitoring interventions and to communicate
• provide and participate in a supportive framework of supervision and the UHBs values-based appraisals process.

We are highly committed to staff education and development and you will have opportunities to be involved in research and service improvement.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but not essential for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.