Procurement Nutritionist/Dietitian

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cardiff is seeking a dedicated professional to ensure food procured by the NHS meets nutritional standards. This role involves conducting nutritional analysis, maintaining databases, and supporting compliance. Candidates should have knowledge of nutritional analysis software and be registered with a professional body. Competitive salary ranging from £31,516 to £38,364 annually is offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the relevant professional body.
• Experience with developing menus to meet nutritional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food procured complies with All-Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards.
• Conduct nutritional analysis of recipes and maintain the ingredients database.

Skills

Knowledge of nutritional analysis packages

Registered with professional body (HCPC or Association for Nutrition)

Tools

Nutritional analysis software

Job description

Responsible for checking details of nutrition specifications

Updating recipes with specifications for the All-Wales Menu Framework

Work closely with the Procurement team members and wider range of stakeholders

Attend meetings to support the work of the All-Wales Menu Framework

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Procurement team and be responsible for ensuring that food procured by the NHS in Wales complies with the All-Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for Food and Fluid for Hospital Inpatients. To work autonomously to provide specific evidenced based nutrition information and advice to the procurement service. Assist Health Boards in Wales to maintain full compliance with the All-Wales Nutrition and Catering Standards for Food and Fluid for Hospital Inpatients. To be competent in the use of Information Technology relating to relevant nutritional analysis programmes and be responsible for undertaking nutritional analysis of recipes for the All-Wales Menu framework. Be responsible for the timely updating and ongoing review of the centralised All Wales Menu database and website. Play a key role in improved patient outcomes through improved nutritional content of food procured for use by the NHS in Wales Develop an approach for identifying non-contract compliance and to work with the Commodity Manager to identify product areas that lend themselves to product rationalisation and standardisation to improve purchasing performance. Providing information to support those managing change to alternative products Establish an ingredient and menu database for use by Health Boards and trusts that reflects products available through nationally agreed contracts.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

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

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

Qualifications

• Knowledge of nutritional analysis packages
• Registered with the relevant professional body e.g. Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Association for Nutrition

Experiance

• Experience of using nutritional analysis software packages
• Experience of developing menus to meet nutritional requirements

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.

£31,516 to £38,364 a yearPer annum, pro rota