Highly Specialised Dietitian - Paediatric Diabetes

Job summary

Are you a Band 6 paediatric Dietitian with diabetes experience looking for your next career move or a Band 7 Dietitian looking for a new challenge in a busy and dynamic specialist centre?

The post holder will work closely with the wider paediatric diabetes multi-disciplinary team (MDT) supporting children and young people and their families to manage their diabetes. The post holder will provide structured education to those newly diagnosed both in the inpatient and outpatient setting and provide ongoing support to promote self-management via dedicated MDT clinics and individual dietetic appointments. The caseload will include all types of diabetes. The post holder will lead on the planning, co-ordinating, developing, delivering and evaluating of group education sessions. They will provide education sessions on HCL pump therapy, advances in technology, and a lead source of knowledge and expertise in the paediatric diabetes MDT providing training to colleagues and support to staff from external agencies such as education or social care.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, the site of the Children's Hospital for Wales.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, and a practical, forward-thinking approach to service development and evaluation. Motivational interviewing skills are desirable to work within this specialty.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the on-call rota to support continuity of services over weekends and Public Holidays.

The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive department with opportunities for professional and personal development. They will be actively involved in the research, audit and the Quality and Safety agenda of the department and UHB. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they share our organisational values in line with Caring for People, Keeping People Well:

-We care about the people we serve and the people we work with-We trust one another-We respect each other- We take personal responsibility- We treat people with kindness- We act with integrity

The post holder will be expected at all times to behave in accordance with our values demonstrating commitment to the delivery of high-quality services to patients.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.