Job summary
Are you an experienced paediatric dietetic clinical leader with a passion for paediatrics, ready for an exciting new opportunity? Would you like to live and work in beautiful West Wales and join a dynamic team who promote the importance of achieving a positive work / life balance?
We are seeking a part time (0.5wte) Service Lead for Paediatric Dietetics, Band 8A, based in the paediatric dietetic team hub in Carmarthen. You will lead and manage the paediatric dietetic service Health Board wide, and inform and influence future care of children and young people by working as part of the multi-professional paediatric leadership team.
The post holder will clinically lead in an area of practice to be agreed with the successful applicant, use improvement methodology to support service development and work as part of the dietetic senior leadership team to ensure delivery of a well governed, high quality nutrition and dietetic service.
Main duties of the job
Strategically lead development, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of paediatric dietetic services Health Board wide.
Work as an integral member of the paediatric multi-disciplinary senior leadership team, driving multi-professional prudent approaches, partnership working and evidence-based practice.
Act as an expert paediatric dietetic clinician; managing a complex clinical caseload, leading Health Board wide evidence-based paediatric management, informing and leading planning, policy development, training and education, driving quality improvement, aligning services to National, Health Board and Professional strategy and guidance.
Lead the dietetic paediatric dietetic service, including line management and team leadership duties, ensuring there is an effective leadership and governance structure.
Please see the job description for full details of the role. We welcome informal discussion and visits to meet the team.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
1. 48 General Practices (GP surgeries)
2. 49 Dental Practices
3. 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists)
4. 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services)
5. 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services
6. Care within your own homes
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Date posted: 26 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 100-AHP025-0325
Job locations: Glangwili General Hospital, Dolgwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 23/04/2025.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* HCPC registration with a degree in Dietetics.
* Additional professional clinical knowledge and / or qualifications acquired through specialist training, qualification or equivalent experience: willingness to work towards a Master's qualification.
* Expert clinical knowledge of Paediatric Dietetics.
* Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-based methodology to support engagement, improvement, and service planning.
Desirable
* Master's qualification.
* Management / Leadership qualification.
* Formal Motivational Interviewing qualification.
Experience
Essential
* Extensive clinical dietetic delivery in paediatric dietetics.
* Significant experience of managing a complex, demanding workload using advanced clinical reasoning.
* Substantial postgraduate experience in team leadership, and line management.
* Multi-professional working.
* Leading project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes.
* Working at a strategic level, and of engaging and influencing.
* Research / clinical audit and interpreting new evidence into practice.
* Planning, delivering, and evaluating programmes of specialist education and training.
Desirable
* Leading national work, a professional network or specialist group.
* Managing a delegated budget and resources.
Other
Essential
* Ability to travel to enable role delivery across the Health Board.
* Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
* 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address: Glangwili General Hospital, Dolgwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF
Employer's website: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/
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