Job Summary

Are you looking for a band 5 Dietitian post which will give you a wide range of nutrition support and enteral feeding experiences? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our forward thinking, supportive and motivated team of community Dietitians. This post will give you the opportunity to develop your skills working within across Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and specifically, Merthyr Tydfil, Cynon and Taf Ely.

The role, supports our work within across a range of clinical areas and includes domiciliary visits, community hospital ward cover, outpatient clinics (virtual and face to face), group education sessions and training of other professionals. It is a great opportunity for a Dietitian looking for maximum variety in their first or second dietetic role.

We are a dynamic team working holistically with multi-agency partners, including medical, social, nursing, AHPs, catering staff and third sector organisations.

The department enjoys a high profile both within the wider Therapies team and across the Health Board. The department fully supports continuing professional development and actively enables this with protected sessions in job plans; we actively support staff to participate and share learning opportunities and experiences.

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 be clinically responsible for a varied caseload made up of adult community patients across their own homes, care homes, day centres, community hospitals services and adult outpatient clinics. You will have a mixed caseload predominantly supporting patients requiring nutritional support (enteral feeding and oral nutritional support).

To ensure CPD opportunities are scheduled for project development including sustainability, digital, frailty and dementia services but welcome innovative ideas to support your development.

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.

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

Please note, the ability to effectively undertake urgent community work by travelling across the health board at short notice is important for this role.

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.

Date posted

16 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AHP010-0125

Job locations

Ysbyty Cwm Cynon

New Road

Mountain Ash

CF45 4BZ

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.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications and/or Knowledge 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 practice
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.

Aptitude 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

Other Essential

Ability to travel throughout community and UHB sites in a timely manner.
Physically able to undertake anthropometrical measurement of patients (weighing /measuring)

Person Specification Qualifications and/or Knowledge 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 practice
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.

Aptitude 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

Other Essential

Ability to travel throughout community and UHB sites in a timely manner.
Physically able to undertake anthropometrical measurement of patients (weighing /measuring)

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. 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.

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. 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Ysbyty Cwm Cynon

New Road

Mountain Ash

CF45 4BZ

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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