Prescribing Support Dietitian

Integrated Care System; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking an Experienced Dietitian to contribute to the prescribing support team and provide optimal nutritional care for patients. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical skills with significant NHS experience and support for professional development. This role offers a flexible working environment and competitive salary, ensuring a good work-life balance in the beautiful surroundings of Wales.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in clinical dietetics within the NHS.
• Completed Clinical Supervisory Skills training or equivalent.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology.

Responsibilities

• Support development and evaluation of best practice in nutritional supplements.
• Deliver dietetic interventions in various settings.
• Assist in training and education of dietetic assistants.

Skills

Specialist clinical knowledge

Evidence-based dietetic care

Motivational interviewing

Education

Degree in Dietetics

HCPC registration

Job description

Are you looking to join a fabulous, dynamic dietetic team, to achieve a good work-life balance and live in a beautiful part of Wales? Then this is the role for you! Hywel DdaUniversity Health Board are looking for an Experienced Dietitian to join the prescribing support team and MDT dietetic service.

We are open to exploring opportunities for you to develop, offering good professional support, a friendly working environment, and will enable you to develop skills in applying quality improvement, service efficiency and continue your professional development.

Main duties of the job

To support the development and implementation and evaluation of best practice in relation to prescribed nutritional supplements and other FP10 nutritional related products across the health board

Work in partnership with medicines management, primary care and other partners as required.

Use specialist dietetic skills and Knowledge to assess, plan and implement treatment.

Deliver dietetic interventions in a variety of settings.

Training and education will be a central part of this role as well as supporting student training and the development and implementation of our Dietetic Assistant Practitioner roles.

The successful applicant will become an integral member of the dietetic team working to ensure optimal nutritional care for patients as a key determinant of recovery and outcome.

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

About us

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

Job responsibilities

We are open to considering flexible working, supporting you to achieve a good work - life balance and high job satisfaction.

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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 01.09.2025

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• HCPC registration with a Degree in Dietetics
• Specialist clinical knowledge of nutritional care and dietetics through specialist training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent clinical experience
• Completed Clinical Supervisory Skills training or equivalent
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-base to inform dietetic care
• Working knowledge of professional and clinical guidance and policy relevant to acute dietetics / the specialist area
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology in practice
• Motivational interviewing qualification

Other

• Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
• Able to travel to provide specialist support / cross site cover
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Experience

• Significant experience in clinical dietetics within the NHS or similar health care establishment
• Consolidated and broad experience of managing a complex and varied clinical 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
• Student training
• Interpreting evidence into clinical practice
• Experience of delivering clinical supervision
• Delegation to unregistered staff

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.

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearper annum pro rata