Dietetic Lifestyle Support Worker

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Dietetic Lifestyle Support Worker to provide dietetic support and help patients make healthier lifestyle choices. This role includes administrative tasks and requires communication skills, with a focus on improving community well-being through dietary interventions.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Experience working with the general public.
• Experience of managing own time and prioritising activities.
• Previous experience working within the NHS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic support and administrative assistance to the Community Dietetic Team.
• Carry out organisational or administrative tasks as designated by the registered dietitian.
• Review the dietetic care plans for designated patients.

Skills

Good written and oral communication skills

Ability to carry out and assist dietitians with administrative tasks

Ability to use electronic information systems

Education

Nutrition related / Support worker NVQ/Agored Cymru level 3 qualification

English or maths GCSE or equivalent

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.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.

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 be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to support the public in making healthy lifestyle changes and helping others improve their well being?

Our Dietetic Lifestyle Support Workers provide brief intervention support to patients within GP settings & use MI skills within a diet and lifestyle conversation to support positive lifestyle change & signpost where relevant to local services to support a reduction in the risk of development of diabetes.

You will provide 12 month check up reviewing current progress & ensuring sign posting to other relevant support packages in community.

This role will require you to travel to GP surgeries that offer the programme. We currently offer the programme in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly & Newport.

Main duties of the job

• To provide dietetic support and administrative assistance to the Community Dietetic Team
• Carry out organisational or administrative tasks as designated by the registered dietitian or administrative lead e.g. Audit, stock checks of resources & products essential for the smooth delivery of community dietetic services.
• Carry out routine administrative tasks to support the community based dietetic team e.g. collect post from main office, check stock of pumps and stationery and order as required.
• Plans and organises straightforward activities.
• Review the dietetic care plans for designated patients as part of their community dietetic care pathway, supporting the patient to optimise their nutritional intake.
  
  

This post is fixed term / secondment for 9 months to the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Evidences and acknowledges importance of good verbal communication skills
• Able to carry out and assist dietitians with administrative tasks
• Able to use electronic information systems
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working with the general public
• Experience of managing own time and prioritising activities
• Experience of using Microsoft windows, word, powerpoint and outlook packages
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience working within the NHS
• Experience working within a caring role
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• English or maths GCSE or equivalent
• Nutrition related / Support worker NVQ/Agored Cymru \level 3 qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Nutritional knowledge of special diets, food hygiene and safety