Dietitian: Sponsorship Available

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our forward thinking, supportive and motivated acute team of dietitians.

The successful candidate will provide dietetic intervention to inpatients on a variety of hospital wards as well as weekly outpatient clinics and education sessions, as required to nursing/medical teams. The candidate will have a key role in student training and will also work closely with a Dietetic Support Worker.

The successful candidate will share our values and vision of an integrated acute dietetic team. You will be joining a forward thinking group of dietitians who are part of a dynamic Dietetic Department of over 90 dietitians and support staff.

The department enjoys a high profile both within the wider Therapies team and across the Health Board and has good clerical and I.T. support. The department fully encourages continuing professional development. With protected sessions in job plans we actively support staff to participate and share learning opportunities and experiences.

Flexible working will be considered along with the opportunity for working from home days.

Main duties of the job

To support the provision of health care, to the people of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board catchment area. To have clinical responsibility for a varied caseload made up of adult acute patients on enteral feeding and/or oral nutritional supplements. Also outpatient work including general adult dietetic clinics or group education sessions.

To work as part of a multidisciplinary team which will include medical, nursing, therapy and catering staff and other colleagues and agencies both within the hospital and the community.

To work autonomously and work within professional policies, standards and conduct as laid down by the British Dietetic Association, the Health Care Professions Council and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Dietetic Department.

Works within clearly defined organisational policies, work is managed rather than supervised.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

  • BSc. Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent Dietetic qualification with state registration. Registered with Health Care Professions Council.
  • Postgraduate CPD where applicable
  • Aware of current developments in Dietetic practice
  • Knowledge of current reports and publications relevant to the post

Desirable

  • Clinical Supervisory Skills Training
  • Appreciation of factors influencing the health of the local population.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing mixed clinical caseload
  • Outpatient experience.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Good motivational skills
  • Computer literate with keyboard skills
  • Good analytical skills
  • Postgraduate CPD where applicable
  • Logical approach to problem solving

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh
  • Presentation skills

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel throughout community and UHB sites in a timely manner.
  • Physically able to undertake anthropometrical measurement of patients (weighing /measuring)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 14 May 2025