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.
The post will be based in Morriston Hospital, Swansea but you will be required to support the paediatric dietetic service provision across the health board. This is a permanent, full time (working 37.5 hours per week) post.
Main duties of the job
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 support the supervision and mentoring of junior members of staff, Placement 1, 2 and 3 student dietitians and 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 supported in attending relevant professional networking meetings, interest groups and CPD opportunities as well as having an annual appraisal.
We have good support from administrative staff and Dietetic Assistants. The Health Board has University status with Colleges of Medicine on site.
We are happy to discuss this position with interested candidates. Please contact leanne.john@wales.nhs.uk for more information.
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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.
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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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
* HCPC Registered
* Post registration training in relevant area
* Evidence of a wide variety of clinical knowledge.
* MSc or its equivalent level of knowledge +advanced post graduate training/experience in relevant areas.
* Student Clinical Educators Course
* Recognised management/ leadership qualification.
Experience
* Working as a Specialist Dietitian in Nutrition and Dietetics within specialist area.
* A high level specialist knowledge of service delivery in a variety of different settings.
* Audit and Quality Improvement Methodology.
* Experience of strategic planning process
* Experience of policy/service development
Aptitude and Abilities
* Highly developed interpersonal skills including developed oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
* Have highly developed organisational skills to be able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
* Able to work on own initiative in a professional manner under pressure as well as having effective teamwork skills
Other
* Ability to travel within geographical area.
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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