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Salary Band 5 Dietitian / Nutritionist - 6 month post supporting ABUHB's Dietetic Public Health Team.
Are you interested in nutrition and supporting people to improve their health through adopting positive lifestyle changes & eating well?
We have a great opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian / Nutritionist to become a valued member of our Public Health Dietetics Team.
The post holder will provide highly skilled specialised support under the direction of a senior dietitian supporting the community nutrition and dietetic community education programme. This role will involve working with schools, communities, families, groups and with carers across the age range from birth to older adults. Currently this is being developed to be delivered in both a face to face virtually and within community.
This post is currently based in Caerleon House, Cleppa Park, Newport but covers the full ABUHB geographic area.
The successful candidate will have their own case load of clients and work with a wide range of organisations in a complex community environment. The post holder will provide highly skilled specialised support under the direction of a senior dietitian supporting the community nutrition and dietetic community education programme.
This role provides support to the registered Dietitian in assessment of local needs, developing the skills of local partners to facilitate improvements in nutrition status of the local population, and monitoring and quality assurance. The post holder will work in accordance with the British Dietetic Association code of professional conduct for Dietetic Assistants and the NHS Wales Code of Conduct and Code of Practice. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working with communities, an understanding of the social determinants of health and of their impact on nutrition status.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The Health Board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Mar 2024
