Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Dietitian looking for a new role that will challenge and develop you? Do you want to lead the embedding of nutrition into the Golau Adferiad service in Swansea Bay University HB?
The Golau Adferiad team includes Clinical Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, General Practitioners and support staff. The service supports people presenting with Long Covid, ME/CFS, other post viral conditions, fibromyalgia, chronic pain and other similar conditions. The team work closely with the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service and there is an opportunity for a small respiratory caseload.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is continuing with the redesign of their community services as part of the Building Capacity in the Community framework.
The post holder will be required to travel/undertake clinical work across the Swansea Bay UHB area to support service delivery working directly and indirectly with patients and families in outpatient clinics/ community groups and in their own homes when necessary and staff members. The Dietitian will also provide training, supervision, consultancy and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues on all dietetic aspects for patients with complex chronic conditions.
You will have the opportunity to link with dietitians working in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, weight management and IBS services
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the nutritional care of Adferiad service patients through efficient leadership, training & co-ordination of the MDT and effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues across Primary Care, Community Services, Secondary Care and wider agencies.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate, through experience, their ability to lead/establish a service, support teams managing complex care interventions through targeted assessment and treatment plans, as well as having excellent training skills and be able to act as an expert for consultation for other team members.
The post holder will be able to drive change in a fast-paced environment, providing timely solutions through engagement with relevant community partners to ensure patient treatment is optimised and harm minimised. We are looking for applications from self-motivated, focussed clinicians who are effective communicators with a passion to provide innovative, evidenced based patient care and leadership.
The successful candidate will join a developing MDT Adferiad team and will have the opportunity to shape, develop and expand clinical pathways and models of care to directly benefit the patient population
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want 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 or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and 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 that our 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
2. HCPC Registered
3. Post registration training in relevant area
Desirable criteria
4. Student Clinical Educators Course
5. Recognised management/ leadership qualification.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Evidence of a wide variety of clinical knowledge
7. MSc or its equivalent level of knowledge +advanced post graduate training/experience in relevant areas.
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Experience of working as a Specialist Dietitian in Nutrition and Dietetics within specialist area.
9. Experience of a high level specialist knowledge of service delivery in a variety of different settings .
10. Experience of supervising/mentoring staff.
11. Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement Methodology.
Desirable criteria
12. Experience of strategic planning process
13. Experience of policy/service development
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
14. Highly developed interpersonal skills including developed oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
15. Have highly developed organisational skills to be able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
16. Able to work on own initiative in a professional manner under pressure as well as having effective teamwork skills
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable