Job summary
Dietitian (Band 5)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our forward thinking, supportive and motivated team of community Dietitians. The post is based at the Glanrhyd Hospital, Bridgend. It is a full time and permanent position.
The successful candidates will be joining an innovative and forward thinking team who are part of a dynamic Dietetic department of over 90 dietitians.
This post will give you the opportunity to develop your skills working within our Home Enteral Feeding and Community Nutrition Support Team within Bridgend.
The role will be supervised by our Band 7 Community Lead working mainly within the clinical areas of dementia and frailty services in Bridgend and include domiciliary visits, community hospital sites, outpatient clinics (virtual and face to face), group education sessions and training of other professionals. Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working will be encouraged.
Main duties of the job
To support the provision of health care, to the people of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board catchment area.
To have clinical responsibility for a varied caseload made up of adult community patients on enteral feeding and/or oral nutritional supplements. Also outpatient work including general adult dietetic clinics or group education sessions.
To work as part of a multidisciplinary community team which will include medical, nursing, therapy and catering staff and other colleagues and agencies both within the hospital and the community.
To work autonomously and work within professional policies, standards and conduct as laid down by the British Dietetic Association, the Health Care Professions Council and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Dietetic Department.
Works within clearly defined organisational policies, work is managed rather than supervised.
These posts sit within the teams based at Glanrhyd Hospital and Pontypridd Cottage Hospital however due to the nature of the role you will be required to deliver services to patients across the whole of Cwm Taf University Health Board therefore, the ability to travel throughout the geographical area in a timely manner is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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.
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
Essential
- BSc. Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent Dietetic qualification with state registration. Registered with Health Care Professions Council.
- Postgraduate CPD where applicable
- Aware of current developments in Dietetic practise
- Knowledge of current reports and publications relevant to the post
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory Skills Training
- Appreciation of factors influencing the health of the local population.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing mixed clinical caseload
- Outpatient experience.
Aptitute and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Good motivational skills
- Computer literate with keyboard skills
- Good analytical skills
- Postgraduate CPD where applicable
- Logical approach to problem solving
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc. Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent Dietetic qualification with state registration. Registered with Health Care Professions Council.
- Postgraduate CPD where applicable
- Aware of current developments in Dietetic practise
- Knowledge of current reports and publications relevant to the post
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory Skills Training
- Appreciation of factors influencing the health of the local population.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing mixed clinical caseload
- Outpatient experience.
Aptitute and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Good motivational skills
- Computer literate with keyboard skills
- Good analytical skills
- Postgraduate CPD where applicable
- Logical approach to problem solving
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Presentation skills
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).
