Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31/12/26 due to Maternity Leave
Swansea Bay University Heath Board are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our new cancer prehabilitation service to cover maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian looking to develop their career and the successful candidate will help to continue design and deliver the cancer prehabilitation service alongside the newly established multi professional team. This service will support people with a diagnosis of cancer to be optimised in preparation for their treatment, enabling better outcomes and improved experience. The post holder will have the opportunity to work with a project manager and value-based health care team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to lead, implement, and deliver the newly funded cancer prehabilitation service across the region. Skills required for this post include practical problem-solving skills, advanced clinical reasoning, advanced communication skills based on negotiation, counselling and behavioural change therapy, specialist clinical knowledge and skills, as well service development. The post holder will manage a defined caseload of clients with variable complexity of needs within this setting, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. They will provide clinical leadership for junior and support staff, through supervision and appraisal as delegated by supervisor. The post holder will provide expert advice on professional/clinical standards and guidelines for the service and specialist caseload and to interpret national and professional policy for local implementation. They will lead on the production of evidence based written materials and teaching resources as required and ensure their regular review. The post holder will be expected to travel between SBU Health Board geography as required to support service delivery.
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.
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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.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •B.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
2. •HCPC Registered
3. •Post registration training e.g. 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
Aptitide 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.
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