Dietitian in Pontyclun

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 x Band 5 Dietitians to join our forward-thinking, supportive and motivated team of dietitians working in the acute and oncology settings. The post is based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital with in-reach to Princess of Wales Hospital and/or Prince Charles Hospital as required.

The successful candidates will provide dietetic intervention to inpatients on a variety of hospital wards as well as weekly outpatient clinics and education sessions, as required to nursing/medical teams. The candidate will have a key role in student training and will also work closely with a Dietetic Support Worker. The successful candidates will share our values and vision of an integrated acute and oncology dietetic team.

You will be joining a forward-thinking group of dietitians who are part of a dynamic Dietetic Department of over 90 dietitians and support staff. The department enjoys a high profile both within the wider Therapies team and across the Health Board and has good clerical and I.T. support. The department fully encourages continuing professional development. With protected sessions in job plans we actively support staff to participate and share learning opportunities and experiences. Flexible working will be considered along with the opportunity for working from home days.

• 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 acute 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 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.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; while the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood but also the diverse communities that we serve.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting document or please click 'Apply now' to view in Trac.

Qualifications and/or knowledge:

• 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.
• Clinical Supervisory Skills Training.
• Appreciation of factors influencing the health of the local population.

Experience:

• Experience of managing mixed clinical caseload.

Aptitude and Abilities:

• 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.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Other:

• 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.