Diabetes Lead Dietitian

NHS; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

Are you a Dietitian with an interest and experience in the speciality of Diabetes, ready to take the next step into a leadership role? We are seeking a Dietitian with significant post registration Diabetes experience to join our team and help to shape our service as we increase our care provision to patients on insulin pump therapy.

This is a succession planning post and the successful candidate will be able to work alongside our highly experienced current lead dietitian whilst we deliver the funded expansion of the insulin pump service. A 12 month development period utilising Annex 21 would be considered for dietitians ready to take the next step in their career with some additional guidance.

As the successful post holder you will provide leadership and clinical expertise to the team of Diabetes dietitians working within secondary care. You will work as part of a supportive MDT, across the specialist areas covered by the secondary care Diabetes Team, which include inpatients, young adults, and antenatal, also providing clinical input in the new enhanced pump service. Your leadership duties will include support of the team of 6.6 WTE staff. ABUHB have a well established leadership development course to help you build your non-clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

Whilst this post has been advertised as full time, applications from those wishing to work alternative hours will be considered.

This post will sit within the team of dietitians providing a service within the acute setting in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. You will be a member of the Adult Senior Team and have the support of band 7 colleagues working alongside you across the 4 acute sites. Your development needs will be supported by the Professional Manager and Deputy Head of Service.

We are a team of 36 dietitians working from 4 main hospital bases (GUH, RGH, NHH and YYF), across the specialities of Nutrition Support, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Stroke, Oncology and Diabetes and have the support of a team of 10 dietetic support staff and 3 ward based nutrition assistants. We value both staff and service development and actively participate in the dietetic student training programme for Wales.

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

About us

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.

Date posted: 09 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 040-AHP067-0425

Job locations: TBC Royal Gwent Hospital / Grange University Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, Cwmbran NP44 8YN

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.

Applicants must have HCPC registration as a Dietitian.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills

Desirable

• Supervisory Skills in challenging circumstances e.g. supported staff member or student with additional development or supervisory needs

Experience

Essential

• Has experience providing clinical supervision
• Experience working as part of a Diabetes MDT
• Experience providing dietetic care to patients with a range of types of diabetes.
• Experience providing dietetic care to patients treated with insulin.

Desirable

• Experience delivering or supporting a service improvement project
• Experience as a Appraisal and Development Reviewer
• Experience providing the dietetic care for patients on insulin pump therapy

Qualifications

Essential

• BSC / MSc / PGDip Dietetics
• Dietetic Clinical Educators Course
• Stand alone module at M-level or specialist training as equivalent e.g. advanced educators or evidence based practice

Desirable

• Advanced Educators Course
• ILM level 3 or equivalent leadership training
• 60 credits at MSC level in relevant modules

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: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address: TBC Royal Gwent Hospital / Grange University Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, Cwmbran NP44 8YN

Employer's website: https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)