Job summary
We are excited to be able to offer a new, permanent Band 7 Team Lead Dietitian role within the BCUHB wide Level 3 Paediatric Weight Management Team. The service is looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping children and families to join the MDT. They will work closely with the Service Lead to provide team lead support and direction to the whole team, as well as some direct supervisions. They will also work as a specialist clinician within the MDT, triaging, attending MDT clinics and offering specialist dietetic input at dietetic clinics.
Main duties of the job
Obesity in children is multifactorial so a flexible approach will be needed to help enable the team to tailor support for each child and address their specific needs which may be a mixture of emotional, behavioural, mental or/and physical. As a team we help children engage and set small, sustainable goals to improve their health whilst they attend the 12 month Help Me To Be Healthy programme. These will not all be dietary, so a holistic approach is paramount and the successful applicant is likely to be involved in overseeing design of interventions to support nutritional, emotional, and behavioural (such as binge eating) elements. An ability to synthesise evidence from the literature base and amalgamate pragmatically with service data is important. This skill, alongside a natural passion for iterative quality improvement will support development of pathway/process changes which will ultimately improve team effectiveness and positively impact outcomes for the children on the programme.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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
- HCPC registered
- BSc Nutrition and dietetics degree or equivalent
- Post registration training in specialist area/advanced diploma at Masters level or equivalent
- Clinical educators course
- Evidence of CPD activity through portfolio
Desirable
- Post graduate training within weight management and behaviour change
- Leadership training and/or qualification
- Motivational interviewing training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in nutrition and dietetics in a range of clinical areas
- Experience of delivering weight management caseload and additional knowledge and skills acquired through formal and informal supervision
- Experience of team leadership
- Experience in service development / improvement
- Experience of delivering / supporting practice / service change
Desirable
- Well developed critical appraisal skills
- Proven well developed communication skills at a variety of levels
- Teaching/group management experience
- Working in range of clinical settings
- Delivery of relevant audit projects
- Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area.
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
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Address
Clwyd Alyn Building
72 Ffordd William Morgan
St Asaph
LL17 0JD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Contact Details:
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