Job summary
A newly funded and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated dietitian to provide specialist acute and emergency focused dietetic services to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board population.
This is an exciting time for AHPs in CTMUHB - a time of exciting and progressive change, a time where we are looking for visionary team members at all levels to guide and implement this change.
This is a new post to provide front door dietetic services, as part of the Same Day Emergency Care model and also providing highly specialist dietetic care to stroke patients at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. The post holder will promote the early identification and treatment of malnutrition - preventing deterioration of malnutrition, frailty and sarcopenia.
The poster holder will provide education and training to front door teams to ensure timely nutritional screening upon admission and subsequent signposting to appropriate dietetic services, either in supporting a hospital admission or following an ambulatory care pathway in conjunction with community services.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will lead, co-ordinate and develop a specialist dietetic front door and stroke service to patients at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.
- The role is to ensure nutrition is optimised throughout the Same Day Emergency Care model and stroke pathway to maximise patient outcomes.
- The post holder will be clinically responsible for providing specialist acute and emergency focused dietetic services to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board population.
- To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles, (e.g. nutrition support and enteral feeding).
- To assess, plan, evaluate and implement Dietetic interventions in specialist inpatients and outpatient clinics.
- To work in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
We are creating innovative offers of assessment, advice and intervention, building strong integrated teams and designing a seamless pathway for our patients with our patients.
Your career progression is important to us and CTM has an excellent L&D offer as well as support for external learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BSc, Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent dietetic qualification with state registration
- MSc or its equivalent level of knowledge and advanced post graduate training/experience in specialist clinical dietetics
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Evidence of post graduate study to diploma level or ongoing CPD in relevant specialism
- Evidence of or qualification in research and audit
- Evidence of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the requirements of clinical governance
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Member of BDA specialist interest groups or equivalent specialist interest group e.g. PENG, BAPEN
- Management qualification or evidence of management development
- Clinical supervisory skills training or Advanced Clinical Educators Course
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in specialist stroke dietetics at a senior level
- Demonstrates evidence based specialist clinical knowledge
- Experience of working as part of a clinical team to deliver patient and organisational objectives
- Experience of conducting clinical audit and or research
- Practical experience of human resource management, supervision and mentoring
- Sufficient postgraduate experience in area of speciality
Desirable
- Experience in operational Management/Leadership
Aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates highly developed motivational and negotiating skills to effect change
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to gather, assimilate, appropriately, apply and present complex data information.
- An ability to communicate complex information to NHS colleagues and partners in external organisations at a national and international level
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills.
- Ability to focus on research and project objectives and to deliver on these
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Excellent time management skills.
Desirable
- Proven ability of practice nutrition and dietetics in a wide variety of environments
- Resource management skills
- Leadership skills
- The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BSc, Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent dietetic qualification with state registration
- MSc or its equivalent level of knowledge and advanced post graduate training/experience in specialist clinical dietetics
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Evidence of post graduate study to diploma level or ongoing CPD in relevant specialism
- Evidence of or qualification in research and audit
- Evidence of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the requirements of clinical governance
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Member of BDA specialist interest groups or equivalent specialist interest group e.g. PENG, BAPEN
- Management qualification or evidence of management development
- Clinical supervisory skills training or Advanced Clinical Educators Course
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in specialist stroke dietetics at a senior level
- Demonstrates evidence based specialist clinical knowledge
- Experience of working as part of a clinical team to deliver patient and organisational objectives
- Experience of conducting clinical audit and or research
- Practical experience of human resource management, supervision and mentoring
- Sufficient postgraduate experience in area of speciality
Desirable
- Experience in operational Management/Leadership
Aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates highly developed motivational and negotiating skills to effect change
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to gather, assimilate, appropriately, apply and present complex data information.
- An ability to communicate complex information to NHS colleagues and partners in external organisations at a national and international level
- Demonstrates critical appraisal skills.
- Ability to focus on research and project objectives and to deliver on these
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Excellent time management skills.
Desirable
- Proven ability of practice nutrition and dietetics in a wide variety of environments
- Resource management skills
- Leadership skills
- The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level.
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
