Clinical Lead Community And Integrated Care

This post is Fixed Term until 31/10/24 to cover maternity leave.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Dietitian to join our well respected community dietetic team in Ceredigion as a Clinical Lead for community and Integrated care. This post is a fixed term, 1 year opportunity and offers an ideal opportunity for a Dietitian looking to develop their Clinical Leadership skills or an experienced Clinical Lead that would like to specialise in community dietetics. The post-holder will fully embed themselves as part of a wider MDT, supporting embedding nutrition/hydration as part of models of care and driving forward innovation. The post-holder base will be confirmed and we welcome applicants who would like to discuss remote and flexible working opportunities.
Working for us means you will join a rapidly growing, supportive and innovative team. You will be supported in your role and will have the opportunity to access training /education as well as higher education opportunities.
Ceredigion itself is an area of outstanding natural beauty, you have beautiful walks, an unspoilt coastline as well as some of the best beaches in wales. If you are ready for an exciting career change and would like to work in a beautiful setting alongside a dynamic, welcoming and supportive team in a role that enables you to clinically lead and drive forward change then this is the role for you!
Acting clinical dietetic lead for the community Integrated Care team, working collaboratively with proximal community multidisciplinary services to strengthen communication and clinical delivery across community settings.
Autonomously manages a varied and complex caseload of adult dietetic referrals with nutritional support needs working as part of the community team and wider multi-professional team to provide specialist dietetic advice in relation to nutritional management and to produce a coordinated care plan of care.
Leads on embedding and strengthening nutritional screening at the ‘front door’ and as part of rapid response pathways and models of care including providing training and education, including accredited training to therapy assistant practitioners and others working as part of the front door model to de-escalate risk
Supports the wider community nutritional support team by providing operational leadership alongside other community leads, ensuring effective prioritisation of referrals and that dietetic pathways and processes are fully embedded.
Delivers dietetic care in a variety of settings to meet the needs of the patient including undertaking home visits, attending care home/residential settings, community hospitals and providing group education and working across virtual platforms.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
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 on5/2/2024