Lead Dietitian in Care of Older Adults in Cwmbrân inCwmbrân PUBLISHED TUE 28 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 7
Job description
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a strong interest in nutrition and older adults to work within ABUHB. This post will enable you to develop skills to take a leadership role in the care of older Adults as part of the Community dietetics team. The successful candidate will take the lead of caring for patients within our 6 community hospitals and the care of patients within care home settings across ABUHB. This will include patients requiring a wide range of conditions affecting their nutritional needs with nutrition support and care of patients with diabetes forming the larger part of the case load.
The Community dietetics team are an enthusiastic dietetic team comprising of over 30 staff members working within primary care, community settings, public health & home enteral feeding.
The successful candidate will lead on the development, delivery & evaluation of nutritional care provided to older adults within all care homes and within our 6 community hospitals in ABUHB.
Onboarding via Annex 21 can be considered for applicants who require developmental support, they will be will appointed at 75% of a band 7 for 12 months.
The post holder will work closely with public health and primary care team leads in addition will ensure ongoing cost effective and appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements within community.
The role will support services pan Gwent & will incorporate both face to face and elements of home working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work independently, offering one-to-one dietetic care, group sessions and provide expert support as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will work towards leading in the enhancement of dietetic services aimed at older adults with co-production with a wide variety of stake holders.
The successful individual will incorporate an in-depth knowledge of the management of patients in this specialist area and will be instrumental in leading on the development & use of evidence-based principals in future older adult care pathways. The post holder will promote & co-ordinate a specialist & versatile service that can be delivered via both face-to-face support & virtually. A special consideration to Dementia support will play a key part within various aspects of this role.
The post holder will have a keen interest in leadership skills, enhanced communication skills & remarkable organisational & data analysis skills.
The post holders base is Ty Gwent in Cwmbran & travel to different sites to deliver interventions is an essential part of this role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a strong interest in nutrition and older adults to work within ABUHB. This post will enable you to develop skills to take a leadership role in the care of older Adults as part of the Community dietetics team. The successful candidate will take the lead of caring for patients within our 6 community hospitals and the care of patients within care home settings across ABUHB. This will include patients requiring a wide range of conditions affecting their nutritional needs with nutrition support and care of patients with diabetes forming the larger part of the case load.
The Community dietetics team are an enthusiastic dietetic team comprising of over 30 staff members working within primary care, community settings, public health & home enteral feeding.
The successful candidate will lead on the development, delivery & evaluation of nutritional care provided to older adults within all care homes and within our 6 community hospitals in ABUHB.
Onboarding via Annex 21 can be considered for applicants who require developmental support, they will be will appointed at 75% of a band 7 for 12 months.
The post holder will work closely with public health and primary care team leads in addition will ensure ongoing cost effective and appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements within community.
The role will support services pan Gwent & will incorporate both face to face and elements of home working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work independently, offering one-to-one dietetic care, group sessions and provide expert support as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will work towards leading in the enhancement of dietetic services aimed at older adults with co-production with a wide variety of stake holders.
The successful individual will incorporate an in-depth knowledge of the management of patients in this specialist area and will be instrumental in leading on the development & use of evidence-based principals in future older adult care pathways. The post holder will promote & co-ordinate a specialist & versatile service that can be delivered via both face-to-face support & virtually. A special consideration to Dementia support will play a key part within various aspects of this role.
The post holder will have a keen interest in leadership skills, enhanced communication skills & remarkable organisational & data analysis skills.
The post holders base is Ty Gwent in Cwmbran & travel to different sites to deliver interventions is an essential part of this role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSC / MSc / PGDip Dietetics
- Dietetic Clinical Educators Course
- Certificate in leadership or Masters module in leadership
- HCPC registration
- Advanced Educators Course
- Masters module in specialist area
- Advanced motivational interviewing/behaviour change training
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills
- Service evaluation skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Supervisory Skills in challenging circumstances e.g. supported staff member or student with additional development or supervisory needs
Essential criteria
- Has experience providing clinical supervision
- Extensive experience of working within the community setting
- Experience in planning service delivery
- Deep reflective skills & ability to use these to tactfully promote changes
Not sure?
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
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