Specialist Dietitian - Vascular & Diabetes

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading health organization as a Specialist Acute Vascular Dietitian. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with vascular surgical patients, providing essential dietetic treatment and care. You'll be part of a dedicated team at Glan Clwyd Hospital, contributing to the health and well-being of patients through comprehensive nutritional assessments and tailored care plans. With a commitment to equality and diversity, this position not only supports professional growth but also values work-life balance. If you are passionate about dietetics and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required for the role.
• Post registration training in dietetics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic service to Vascular Ward and MDT.
• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a team and unsupervised

Ability to manage own workload

Proven organisational skills

Good time management skills

Good teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills

Basic IT/Keyboard skills

Experience in working in the community/lone working

Experience in risk management

Education

HCPC registration

Working towards MSc or evidence of research qualification

Post registration training in specialist area/advanced diploma in dietetics

Member of British Dietetic Association

Job description

Band 6

Main area: Dietetics

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Job ref: 050-AHP001-0125

Site: Glan Clwyd Hospital

Town: Bodelwyddan

Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Dietetics Department at Glan Clwyd Hospital as a Specialist Acute Vascular Dietitian. Vascular surgical patients can have complicated acute and chronic nutritional presentations which require specialist dietetic treatment.

A comprehensive nutritional assessment and care plan considers macro- and micronutrient intake, comorbidities that affect the ingestion of nutrients, appropriate route of nutritional support, medications that affect wound healing and/or serum glucose levels, and the overall medical, nutritional, and metabolic status of the patient.

Main duties of the job

Our Acute Dietetic Service is looking to recruit a band 6 Clinical Specialist Dietitian to provide this specialist service to the Vascular Ward and MDT, and to be an integral member of the Conwy & Denbighshire (Central BCUHB) area Acute Dietetic team.

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

Working for our organisation

BCUHB is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Member of specialist interest group
• Working towards MSc or evidence of research qualification

Experience

• Post registration training in specialist area/advanced diploma in dietetics
• Member of British Dietetic Association
• Evidence of service development and ability to use own initiative. Clinical educators course

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team and unsupervised
• Ability to manage own workload
• Proven organisational skills
• Good time management skills
• Good teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills
• Basic IT/Keyboard skills
• Experience in working in the community/lone working
• Experience in risk management

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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.