Job summary
Are you a highly skilled dietitian with experience in paediatrics, weight management or health improvement looking for an exciting new role in paediatric weight management?
We are seeking a paediatric dietitian to join our highly respected Health Board wide team working alongside the wider weight management, health improvement and paediatric teams to lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of weight management services for children, young people and families.
You will be joining an ambitious, friendly team, focussed on delivering excellent dietetic care.
Main duties of the job
To develop, implement, deliver and evaluate weight management services for children, young people and families acting as the dietetic expert, working alongside the multiprofessional paediatric team and wider partners.
You will be responsible for working with partners across the Health Board and in the community to support the implementation of the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales Strategy and the All Wales Weight Management Pathway for children, young people and families. You will be expected to take a holistic approach to supporting the delivery of weight management interventions from prevention throughout the clinical pathway.
You will actively participating in development, evaluation and improvement work, and the implementation of policy, guidance and standards.
Operationally manage and clinically supervise delegated nutrition and dietetic staff ensuring consistent evidence based standards of care and effective multi-disciplinary working across the health board area.
Oversee the planning of dietetic delivery while acting as an expert dietetic advisor for other members of the team in relation to paediatric weight management. Lead the development and implementation of nutrition and dietetic related guidance and standards, resources, training and education in paediatric weight management and ensure effective integration across programs of work.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh isdesirablefor this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 15/04/2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh isdesirablefor this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 15/04/2024
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- HCPC registered dietitian
- Accredited post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent
- Completed Clinical Supervisory skills training
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical knowledge within the specialist field of weight management and paediatrics gained through attendance on specialist courses / advanced training / experiential learning
- Knowledge of current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy and guidance in relation to paediatrics and weight management
- Established clinical problem solving skills
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills
- Established critical appraisal skills
- Recognised degree in dietetics
Desirable
- Masters level qualification relevant to paediatrics/ weight management
- Completed formal motivational interviewing training
- Supplementary prescriber
- Silver IQT or equivalent quality improvement knowledge and skills
- Other professional, technical or academic qualification which relate to diabetes clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Broad, well established dietetic practice
- Extensive dietetic experience of working with children and young people / families / people with obesity
- Demonstrable clinical leadership
- Delegation to qualified and non-registered staff
- Significant experience of leading multi-professional / multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of service development / quality improvement
- Leading clinical audit
- Delivering or supporting practice / service change
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Active engagement with student training
Desirable
- Experience of project management
- Additional clinical or health care related experience
- Experience in research
- Experience of leading service improvement / quality improvement
- Experience of leading multi-agency projects or developments
- Undertaken delivery of structured patient education
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- HCPC registered dietitian
- Accredited post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent
- Completed Clinical Supervisory skills training
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical knowledge within the specialist field of weight management and paediatrics gained through attendance on specialist courses / advanced training / experiential learning
- Knowledge of current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy and guidance in relation to paediatrics and weight management
- Established clinical problem solving skills
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills
- Established critical appraisal skills
- Recognised degree in dietetics
Desirable
- Masters level qualification relevant to paediatrics/ weight management
- Completed formal motivational interviewing training
- Supplementary prescriber
- Silver IQT or equivalent quality improvement knowledge and skills
- Other professional, technical or academic qualification which relate to diabetes clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Broad, well established dietetic practice
- Extensive dietetic experience of working with children and young people / families / people with obesity
- Demonstrable clinical leadership
- Delegation to qualified and non-registered staff
- Significant experience of leading multi-professional / multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of service development / quality improvement
- Leading clinical audit
- Delivering or supporting practice / service change
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Active engagement with student training
Desirable
- Experience of project management
- Additional clinical or health care related experience
- Experience in research
- Experience of leading service improvement / quality improvement
- Experience of leading multi-agency projects or developments
- Undertaken delivery of structured patient education
Language Skills
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
