Job summary
- Main area
- Weight Management
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 100-AHP014-0121
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glangwili General Hospital
- Town
- Carmarthenshire
- Salary
- £31,365 - £37,890 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/01/2021 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/02/2021
Employer heading

Experienced Dietitian - Weight Management
Band 6
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We are looking for an experienced, dedicated Dietitian to join our respected Hywel Dda Dietetic Team, working within our established Weight Management Service. The Weight Management Service is an integral part of the Health Board's implementation of the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales Strategy (2019).
The post holder will deliver evidence based behavioural weight management interventions including individual and group based interventions and will be a core member of our Weight Management Team which consists of Specialist Dietitians, Psychologists, Doctors, Assistant Psychologists and Dietetic Assistant Practitioners.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering interventions in line with the delivery of the All Wales Obesity Pathways (2020). Alongside this, working as part of a Health Board wide team, post-holders will, through delivery of education and training of other health and social care professionals empower them to identify and support individuals at lower levels of complexity.
You will demonstrate considerable and broad adult dietetic experience, have excellent communication skills and be ready to work pro-actively as part of enthusiastic, hard working teams. You will have experience of a behavioural approach to motivating change.
As part of the Weight Management and Dietetic team you will be actively involved in service improvement, working with colleagues from across Hywel Dda to deliver high quality, evidence based, outcome driven care.
You will join a forward thinking, supportive and friendly dietetic team with good secretarial support and IT facilities. We are an established student training centre.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Interview date: Interviews to be held on 09.02.21.-
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Jones
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Dietitian - Adult Weight Management
- Email address
- Claire.jones18@wales.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 01267 227067
- Additional information
Zoe Paul - Gough
Head of Nutrition and Dietetics
Zoe.Paul-Gough@wales.nhs.uk
01267 227067
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