Community Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary

Cardiff & Vale Community dietetic service is looking for a Dietitian to work in our community paediatric team. The post holder will join a team of 6 dietitians working across Cardiff and Vale.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dietitian to join our team as a band 6 or as an opportunity as a band 5 Dietitian to gain skills in Paediatric dietetics.

The service provides dietetic supports to children and their families at home through community clinics, home visits and working with schools. Services are delivered through a mix of virtual and face to face consultations and group education.

Main duties of the job

You will be based in Riverside Health Centre with close links to St David's Children's Centre where Dietitians are a core part of the paediatric MDT. Some knowledge of paediatric dietetics is desirable, but comprehensive training and clinical supervision will be provided.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, a practical, forward thinking approach to service development and evaluation and the ability to work in a team

You are required to travel around Cardiff and Vale as part of this role, including carrying equipment, and some evening and weekend work may be required.

Full time, part-time and flexible hours applications will be considered.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh / English 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.