Paediatric Service Lead Dietitian

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Are you an experienced paediatric dietetic clinical leader with a passion for paediatrics, ready for an exciting new opportunity? Would you like to live and work in beautiful West Wales and join a dynamic team who promote the importance of achieving a positive work / life balance?

We are seeking a part time (0.5wte) Service Lead for Paediatric Dietetics, Band 8A, based in the paediatric dietetic team hub in Carmarthen. You will lead and manage the paediatric dietetic service Health Board wide, and inform and influence future care of children and young people by working as part of the multi-professional paediatric leadership team.

The post holder will clinically lead in an area of practice to be agreed with the successful applicant, use improvement methodology to support service development and work as part of the dietetic senior leadership team to ensure delivery of a well governed, high quality nutrition and dietetic service.

Main duties of the job

1. Strategically lead development, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of paediatric dietetic services Health Board wide.
2. Work as an integral member of the paediatric multi-disciplinary senior leadership team, driving multi-professional prudent approaches, partnership working and evidence-based practice.
3. Act as an expert paediatric dietetic clinician; managing a complex clinical caseload, leading Health Board wide evidence-based paediatric management, informing and leading planning, policy development, training and education, driving quality improvement, aligning services to National, Health Board and Professional strategy and guidance.
4. Lead the dietetic paediatric dietetic service, including line management and team leadership duties, ensuring there is an effective leadership and governance structure.

Please see the job description for full details of the role. We welcome informal discussion and visits to meet the team.

About Us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Essential

• HCPC registration with a degree in Dietetics.
• Expert clinical knowledge of Paediatric Dietetics.
• Extensive clinical dietetic delivery in paediatric dietetics.
• Significant experience of managing a complex, demanding workload using advanced clinical reasoning.
• Substantial postgraduate experience in team leadership, and line management.

Desirable

• Master\’s qualification
• Management / Leadership qualification
• Welsh speaker (Level 1)

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 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.

Employer details

Employer name: Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address: Glangwili General Hospital, Dolgwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF

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