Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Dietitian looking for a new role that will challenge and develop you?  Do you want to lead the embedding of nutrition into the Golau Adferiad service in Swansea Bay University HB? 

The  Golau Adferiad team includes Clinical Psychology,  Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy , General Practitioners and support staff. The service supports people presenting with Long Covid, ME/CFS,  other post viral  conditions, fibromyalgia, chronic pain and other similar conditions. The team work closely with the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service and there is an opportunity for a small respiratory caseload.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is continuing with the redesign of their community services as part of the Building Capacity in the Community framework.

The post holder will be required to travel/undertake clinical work across the Swansea Bay UHB area to support service delivery working directly and indirectly with patients and families in outpatient clinics/ community groups and in their own homes when necessary and staff members. The Dietitian will also provide training, supervision, consultancy and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues on all dietetic aspects for patients with complex chronic conditions.

You will have the opportunity to link with dietitians working in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, weight management and IBS services

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the nutritional care of Adferiad service patients through efficient leadership, training & co-ordination of the MDT and effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues across Primary Care, Community Services, Secondary Care and wider agencies.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate, through experience, their ability to lead/establish a service, support teams managing complex care interventions through targeted assessment and treatment plans, as well as having excellent training skills and be able to act as an expert for consultation for other team members.

The post holder will be able to drive change in a fast-paced environment, providing timely solutions through engagement with relevant community partners to ensure patient treatment is optimised and harm minimised. We are looking for applications from self-motivated, focussed clinicians who are effective communicators with a passion to provide innovative, evidenced based patient care and leadership.

The successful candidate will join a developing MDT Adferiad team and will have the opportunity to shape, develop and expand clinical pathways and models of care to directly benefit the patient population

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.