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Highly Specialist CAMHS Dietitian
The closing date is 13 November 2025
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Highly Specialist Dietitian to join our CAMHS team, with a strong background in working with Children and Young People experiencing Eating Disorders. If you're committed to making a meaningful impact and thrive in a multidisciplinary environment, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a responsive highly specialist service to young people with a mental health disorder receiving community input within CTMUHB Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
The overall aim is to provide Dietetic expertise, intervention and consultation, as part of the Community Services.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
* We listen, learn, and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We work together as one team
CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
* BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
* MSc or its equivalent level of knowledge and advanced post graduate training/experience in specialist clinical dietetics.
* Health and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC).
* Detailed specialist clinical knowledge of dietetic treatment commonly required to those with mental health disorders, including specialist clinical knowledge of Eating Disorders.
* Specialist knowledge of impact of mental health disorders on patients nutritional needs and management of dietetic intervention to achieve optimum nutrition.
* Knowledge of audit and research and its application to dietetic intervention.
* Evidence of clinical supervision.
* Student clinical educator's course
* Post registration behaviour change training.
* Knowledge of paediatric/ adolescent nutritional requirements.
* Awareness and knowledge of safeguarding including its implementation.
* Understanding of relevant legislation (including but not limited to Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act etc)
* Awareness of Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
Experience
* Clinical experience of dietetic treatment within mental health services at a senior level, including experience relating to complex nutritional and Mental Health needs of patients
* Experience of working as part of a clinical team to deliver patient and organisational objectives.
* Significant experience of working with a broad range of patients across a variety of clinical settings.
* Demonstrates evidence-based specialist clinical knowledge.
* Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff, patients and students.
* Practical experience of human resource management, supervision and mentoring
* Experience in operational management/leadership.
* Experience of CAMHS/ Paediatrics.
Personal Attributes
* Proven team worker.
* Ability to work under self‑direction.
* Skills in influencing and persuasion on specialist clinical issues with a wide range of staff and internal and external to CTMUHB.
* Able to deal appropriately with distressed patients and staff
Skills
* Demonstrates highly developed motivational and negotiating skills to effect change.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* An ability to communicate complex information to NHS colleagues and partners in external organisations at a national and international level.
* Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders.
* Proven ability of practice nutrition and dietetics in a wide variety of environments.
Other
* Able to travel from base to other locations in a timely and efficient manner.
* Ability to carry out accurate anthropometric measurements especially in regards to paediatrics/ adolescents.
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.
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