Experienced Paediatric and Children’s Weight Management Dietitian

Train Work Live; Wales; À distance; GBP 41 000 - 49 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking an experienced dietitian to join the Children and Young People’s Weight Management service. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team across settings to support children and families with complex obesity-related health needs.

The role requires extensive paediatric dietetics experience, excellent communication, and proactive engagement with the wider Nutrition & Dietetics teams. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and specialist paediatric dietetics knowledge.
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent demonstrated clinical experience.
• Knowledge of evidence-based paediatric dietetic care.
• Clinical Supervisory Skills training or equivalent.
• Knowledge of relevant guidance, policy and quality improvement.
• BDA Paediatric modules or equivalent training.

Responsabilités

• Deliver evidence-based weight management interventions for children and families.
• Assess, plan and implement holistic dietetic and behavioural interventions.
• Support workforce development and education within the service.
• Record patient outcomes and participate in program evaluation.
• Contribute to policy, guidance and standards within the service.

Connaissances

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Dietetic knowledge

Formation

HCPC Registration

Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric Dietetics

Description du poste

Experienced Paediatric and Children’s Weight Management Dietitian

Band 6

Main area Dietitian Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full-Time although part-time hours will be considered) Job ref 100-AHP104-1026

Employer Hywel Dda University Health Board Employer type NHS Site To be confirmed Town To be confirmed Salary £40,559 - £48,841 per annum (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 25/11/2026

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Job overview

This is a rewarding opportunity to join the newly established Children and Young People’s Weight Management Team in Hywel Dda University Health Board. We are looking for an experienced dietitian, who is passionate about supporting children, young people and families living with complex obesity related health needs.

The successful applicant will be part of a multi-professional service, delivering a range of evidence based and compassion focussed dietetic and multi-professional interventions, to children and families living with complex obesity, whilst working closely with the wider Health Board Nutrition & Dietetics teams.

The successful applicant will demonstrate considerable and broad weight management or paediatric dietetic experience, have excellent communication skills and be ready to work pro-actively as part of enthusiastic, hard working teams.

Main duties of the job

As an integral part of the Children and Young People’s Weight Management Service the successful applicant will:

• Deliver effective, evidence based weight management interventions to support delivery of the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales Strategy across the Health Board.
• Use specialist paediatric dietetic knowledge and skills: assessing, planning and implementing treatment and delivering holistic dietetic and behavioural/ lifestyle interventions in a variety of settings.
• Through training and education support the development of improved knowledge and skills of the Hywel Dda workforce in the prevention and management of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors.
• Participate in the evaluation of weight management interventions by accurately recording patient reported outcomes and experience measures.
• Support the development and implementation of policy, guidance and standards within the weight management and wider dietetic service.

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

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 25/11/2026

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• HCPC Registration
• Specialist clinical knowledge of paediatric dietetics demonstrated through completed training and development to post graduate diploma level or equivalent demonstrable clinical experience.
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-base to inform paediatric dietetic care.
• Completed Clinical Supervisory Skills training or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of professional and clinical guidance and policy relevant to paediatric dietetics.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology in practice.
• Completed the BDA Paediatric modules, or equivalent accredited training.

Experience

• Experience in paediatric dietetics within NHS or other similar healthcare setting.
• Consolidated and broad dietetic experience managing a complex and varied clinical dietetic caseload using established clinical reasoning.
• Planning and delivery of clinical knowledge-based dietetic and nutrition education and training.
• Participation in project / quality improvement / development / clinical audit work, with demonstrable outcomes.
• Experience of involvement in Student training.
• Interpreting evidence into clinical practice.
• Experience of working with children and young people living with obesity.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Delegation to unregistered staff.
• Member of a professional network or specialist group.

Other

• Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service.
• Able to travel to provide services in the community.
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.