Job overview

This is a fixed term/secondment post for 11 months until 30/10/2026 due to the needs of the service.  

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic Dietitian with excellent team-working skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to work as part of specialist team, whilst maintaining experience supporting individuals with a number of different nutritional diagnoses?

An opportunity has arisen to join our forward thinking, dynamic and well respected Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Dietetic team across Hywel Dda. The post-holder will have some experience of working with individuals with mental illness and/or learning disabilities and will have a compassionate and flexible approach to Dietetic care; they will have the opportunity to engage in clinical supervision and training as part of enhancing their skill set and development.

The post holder will support service users within mental health and learning disabilities services with a range of conditions working as part of a uni-professional and multi-professional team.

Training and education will be a central part of this role as well as supporting student training and the development and implementation of our Dietetic support worker roles.

Main duties of the job

We pride ourselves on being a supportive team, promoting staff wellbeing and work life balance. We welcome applicants wishing to discuss opportunities for flexible and remote working.

This role involves predominantly on site working however is possible to consider hybrid working arrangement . 

Works as a specialist mental health and learning disability dietitian and as a member of mental health and learning disability multi-disciplinary teams, managing a complex and varied caseload of patients, and supports others to work effectively with people with mental health needs, and learning disabilities. 
 
Uses specialist dietetic knowledge and skills: assessing, planning, implementing treatment and delivering dietetic interventions in a variety of settings including community, outpatient, and hospital and group settings in line with the needs of the patient, and their family and carers. 

Provides education, training and expert support to develop the diet and nutrition knowledge and skills of others working with people with mental health needs and/or learning disabilities. Contributes to the work of dietetic and mental health services, actively participating in development, evaluation and improvement work, and the implementation of policy, guidance and standards. 

Working for our organisation

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