Experienced Paediatric and Children’s Weight Management Dietitian

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.

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.

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

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…