Highly/Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Swansea Bay University Health Board
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Job summary
We are excited to offer the opportunity for someone with a passion for paediatric dietetics to join our team! We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with excellent communication skills. Our team have close working relationships with paediatricians, children's community nurses, health visitors, specialist nurses, paediatric speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
This is a permanent, full time position (37.5 hours per week). The post will be based at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, but you will be required to support the paediatric dietetic service provision across the health board.
We are a small supportive team of paediatric dietitians providing care for paediatric patients in hospital, communities and schools settings. We have the support of a paediatric dietetic assistant and admin team. The Health Board has a University status with Colleges of Medicine on site.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
You will either already have paediatric dietetic experience as a band 7 dietitian or could be a band 6 paediatric dietitian keen and interested to develop your band 7 skills in this area. This vacancy is for a Band 7 post, however, we are accepting applications from band 6 paediatric dietitians, and will then support you on a progression development pathway from band 6 to band 7 (once specified competencies have been completed).
The post holder will work autonomously in providing a dietetic service to children and young people across Swansea Bay UHB, this will include enteral feeding, oral nutrition support, faltering growth, complex allergies, preterm term infants and other clinical conditions impacting on the young person's nutritional status.
You will assist the supervision and mentoring of junior members of staff, Placement 1,2, and 3 student dietitians, support workers and assistant practitioners, delegating duties as necessary and providing the appropriate level of support at all times.
We offer both departmental and personal CPD time to support your development and share best practice. Our department is committed to the development of evidenced based practice, research and clinical audit and you will be able to attend relevant professional networking meetings, interest groups and CPD opportunities as well as having an annual appraisal.
You can follow us on Twitter @SBUHBDietetics
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Date posted
06 September 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £47,673 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
130-AHP156-0922
Job locations
Morriston Hospital
Heol Maes Eglwys
Swansea
SA6 6NL
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Morriston Hospital
Heol Maes Eglwys
Swansea
SA6 6NL
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