Dietetic Lifestyle Support Worker

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to support the public in making healthy lifestyle changes and helping others improve their well being?

Our Dietetic Lifestyle Support Workers provide brief intervention support to patients within GP settings & use MI skills within a diet and lifestyle conversation to support positive lifestyle change & signpost where relevant to local services to support a reduction in the risk of development of diabetes.

You will provide 12 month check up reviewing current progress & ensuring sign posting to other relevant support packages in community.

This role will require you to travel to GP surgeries that offer the programme. We currently offer the programme in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly & Newport.

Main duties of the job

• To provide dietetic support and administrative assistance to the Community Dietetic Team
• Carry out organisational or administrative tasks as designated by the registered dietitian or administrative lead e.g. Audit, stock checks of resources & products essential for the smooth delivery of community dietetic services.
• Carry out routine administrative tasks to support the community based dietetic team e.g. collect post from main office, check stock of pumps and stationery and order as required.
• Plans and organises straightforward activities.
• Review the dietetic care plans for designated patients as part of their community dietetic care pathway, supporting the patient to optimise their nutritional intake.

This post is fixed term / secondment for 9 months to the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.