This post is maternity cover until 23/04/2027. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, an agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager before application.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian looking to start or progress your career as a dietitian? We are a friendly, supportive dietetic service, who aim to focus on the development of your skills and confidence as an autonomous practitioner, whilst maintaining a good work/life balance.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well-established dynamic dietetic team at Hywel Dda, which holds a high profile both within the wider therapies team and across the Health Board. We fully support continuing professional development, appraisal and supervision and actively enable this with protected sessions in individualised job plans.
You will have the opportunity to be a valuable part of the acute, urgent and emergency care dietetic service in Pembrokeshire, as well as the opportunity to work cross-site, in line with agreed personal development goals and other experience opportunities which may arise.
Main duties of the job
This is a key role for a Dietitian looking to gain a wide range of clinical dietetic skills, both inpatient and community dietetic experience, with scope to gain additional skills in more specialist areas such as: Health improvement, preoperative care, paediatrics, mental health, eating disorders, diabetes and much more.
This role offers a unique opportunity for someone with a passion to improve health outcomes across Hywel Dda and a commitment to develop and learn.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHShealthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion,Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary,community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilitiesservices.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well aspublic, private and third sector colleagues, including our valuedteam of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Recognised degree in dietetics with state registration
* H.C.P.C. Registration
* Demonstrates consolidated clinical dietetic knowledge and skills in the field of adult dietetics
* Demonstrates good knowledge of, and ability to apply, evidence base in relation to dietetic practice and development of practice
* Knowledge of current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy, guidance and best practice
* Demonstrates effective organisational skills including prioritization of workload, effective caseload management
* Well established teaching and presentation skills
* Recognised IT qualification
Experience
* Clinical practice placements in a variety of general and specialist areas of inpatients and outpatients setting
* Additional clinical or health care related experience
* Work experience with public orientation
Other
* Flexible Approach to the needs of the service
* Ability to travel across the Health Board in a timely manner
* Local knowledge
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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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