An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a strong interest in nutrition and older adults to work within ABUHB. This post will enable you to develop skills to take a leadership role in the care of older Adults as part of the Community dietetics team. The successful candidate will take the lead of caring for patients within our 6 community hospitals and the care of patients within care home settings across ABUHB. This will include patients requiring a wide range of conditions affecting their nutritional needs with nutrition support and care of patients with diabetes forming the larger part of the case load.
The Community dietetics team are an enthusiastic dietetic team comprising of over 30 staff members working within primary care, community settings, public health & home enteral feeding.
The successful candidate will lead on the development, delivery & evaluation of nutritional care provided to older adults within all care homes and within our 6 community hospitals in ABUHB.
Onboarding via Annex 21 can be considered for applicants who require developmental support, they will be will appointed at 75% of a band 7 for 12 months.
The post holder will work closely with public health and primary care team leads in addition will ensure ongoing cost effective and appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements within community.
The role will support services pan Gwent & will incorporate both face to face and elements of home working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work independently, offering one-to-one dietetic care, group sessions and provide expert support as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will work towards leading in the enhancement of dietetic services aimed at older adults with co-production with a wide variety of stake holders. The successful individual will incorporate an in-depth knowledge of the management of patients in this specialist area and will be instrumental in leading on the development & use of evidence-based principles in future older adult care pathways. The post holder will promote & co-ordinate a specialist & versatile service that can be delivered via both face-to-face support & virtually. A special consideration to Dementia support will play a key part within various aspects of this role. The post holder will have a keen interest in leadership skills, enhanced communication skills & remarkable organisational & data analysis skills. The post holders base is Ty Gwent in Cwmbran & travel to different sites to deliver interventions is an essential part of this role. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
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. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description for the role as well as Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Please contact us if any further details are needed. Person Specification
Qualifications
Dietetic Clinical Educators Course Certificate in leadership or Masters module in leadership HCPC registration Advanced Educators Course Masters module in specialist area Advanced motivational interviewing/behaviour change training Skills
Excellent organisational skills Supervisory Skills in challenging circumstances e.g. supported staff member or student with additional development or supervisory needs Experience
Has experience providing clinical supervision Extensive experience of working within the community setting Deep reflective skills & ability to use these to tactfully promote changes Experience delivering or supporting a service improvement project Experience as a Appraisal and Development Reviewer Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum (annex 21 at 75% considered)
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The post holder will be expected to work independently, offering one-to-one dietetic care, group sessions and provide expert support as part of a wide multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will work towards leading in the enhancement of dietetic services aimed at older adults with co-production with a wide variety of stake holders. The successful individual will incorporate an in-depth knowledge of the management of patients in this specialist area and will be instrumental in leading on the development & use of evidence-based principles in future older adult care pathways. The post holder will promote & co-ordinate a specialist & versatile service that can be delivered via both face-to-face support & virtually. A special consideration to Dementia support will play a key part within various aspects of this role. The post holder will have a keen interest in leadership skills, enhanced communication skills & remarkable organisational & data analysis skills. The post holders base is Ty Gwent in Cwmbran & travel to different sites to deliver interventions is an essential part of this role. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. About us
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. Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description for the role as well as Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Please contact us if any further details are needed. Person Specification
Qualifications
Dietetic Clinical Educators Course Certificate in leadership or Masters module in leadership HCPC registration Advanced Educators Course Masters module in specialist area Advanced motivational interviewing/behaviour change training Skills
Excellent organisational skills Supervisory Skills in challenging circumstances e.g. supported staff member or student with additional development or supervisory needs Experience
Has experience providing clinical supervision Extensive experience of working within the community setting Deep reflective skills & ability to use these to tactfully promote changes Experience delivering or supporting a service improvement project Experience as a Appraisal and Development Reviewer Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum (annex 21 at 75% considered)
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