Specialist Children's Diabetes Dietitian

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a part-time Dietitian to join its Paediatric Diabetes Team. This role involves supporting children living with diabetes through structured education and clinical management. The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical dietetics, especially with children, and will be part of a dynamic team. This position offers flexibility in hours and opportunities for professional development. Relevant qualifications and the ability to communicate in Welsh are desirable.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable broad experience in clinical dietetics.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Evidence of clinically supervising healthcare staff.

Responsibilities

• Support provision of structured education for children with diabetes.
• Manage complex caseload of children and young people.
• Offer expert support and training to others.

Skills

Clinical dietetic knowledge

Patient management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education and training delivery

Bilingual communication (Welsh)

Education

HCPC Registration

BDA Specialist Dietetic training

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join Hywel Dda's Paediatric Diabetes Team in its mission to improve and empower children and young people living with diabetes. This permanent, part time position (18.75 hours/week) would suit a highly motivated Dietitian with knowledge and experience of diabetes and/or paediatric dietetics.

Our dynamic, innovative, and supportive team are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague to help us deliver value-based care through structured education. In addition to core responsibilities, there will be opportunities to contribute to wider service development, specialist projects, and collaborative initiatives across the Health Board.This means you will not only gain experience in paediatric diabetes but also broaden your skills by engaging with other dietetic services and multidisciplinary teams.

If you are interested in this post but would like additional hours/seeking experience in other areas of dietetics, we would be very happy to discuss potential opportunities within the department.

We are flexible in how the 18.75 hours are worked and can discuss this with you. Please feel free to contact Steph Griffiths for an informal conversation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the provision of structured education across the health board sites and hold a clinical case load of children and young people with diabetes.

The post holder will work as a specialist children's diabetes dietitian and an integral member of the Children's Diabetes Service, managing a complex caseload of children and young people and supporting others to work effectively with children, young people and their families with diabetes.

They will use specialist dietetic knowledge and skills: assessing, planning, implementing treatment and delivering dietetic interventions in a variety of settings including community, outpatient, and hospital and group settings in line with the needs of the patient, their family and carers.

Provide education, training and expert support to develop the knowledge and skills of others' working with children, young people and families in relation to the effective dietary management of diabetes.

Contribute to the work of dietetic and children's diabetes services, actively participating in development, evaluation and improvement work, and the implementation of policy, guidance and standards.

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

This post is advertised as a Band 6. However, applicants who do not currently hold all the necessary competencies to a Band 6 level are warmly encouraged to apply. If successful, they will be appointed under Annex 21 rules, whereby 70% of the top of Band 6 will be payable in the first year and 75% in the second year.

Applicants will be fully supported to develop the competencies required to fulfil the role within a 24-month period. Following successful completion and attainment of the skills and competencies for the role, the post holder will then be paid at Band 6 (minimum point on the scale).

As part of the Annex 21 process, there is no financial penalty to those who apply for this role where the percentage will cause a reduction in pay, subsequently a local protection would be put in place until the pay has caught up.

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 22/12/2025

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable broad experience in clinical dietetics
• Experience of dietetic work with children and / or young people
• Evidence of working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of clinically supervising and supporting other health care staff
• Experience of delivering education and training
• Evidence of involvement in development / improvement work e.g. audit cycle, implementing a change in practice, delivering / evaluating a new way of working
• Experience of delegating work to and supporting / supervising junior staff
• Experience of delivering project work
• Experience of research

Qualifications & Knowledge

• HCPC Registration
• Clinical supervisory skills trained
• Demonstrates consolidated and broad clinical dietetic knowledge and skills
• Developed some specialist knowledge as evidenced by dietetics qualification and / or additional formal post graduate learning
• Able to demonstrate how current knowledge & skills are transferrable to specialist area of dietetic practice
• Demonstrates good knowledge of, and ability to apply, evidence base in relation to dietetic practice
• Critical appraisal skills: able to interpret current and emerging evidence base, national and professional policy, guidance and best practice in the delivery of dietetics
• Well established clinical problem solving skills
• Demonstrates effective organisational skills including prioritisation of workload, effective caseload management and delegation of tasks
• Well established teaching and presentation skills
• Completed BDA Specialist / Accredited Dietetic training / modules relevant to the role, for example: paediatrics, diabetes
• Other professional, technical or academic qualification which relate to area of clinical Dietetic practice
• ECDL

Language Skills (Level 1)

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) is desirable but not essential for this post

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.

Clinical Lead Dietitian Children's Diabetes

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