Dietetic Service Lead for Community

Transformationunitgm; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking an experienced Dietetic Service Lead to manage community dietetic services. This role involves leading a team, driving service development, and ensuring malnutrition is prioritized across the Health Board. Ideal candidates will possess HCPC registration, extensive community dietetics experience, and a passion for innovation. Flexible working hours are available, and the position is based in the scenic West Wales area.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care professional with a degree in Dietetics.
• Substantial postgraduate experience in team leadership.
• Expert knowledge of community-based dietetic processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Clinical lead Dietitian’s across community.
• Develop and evaluate community health services.
• Promote workforce wellbeing and professional development.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Project management

Education

HCPC registration with a degree in Dietetics

Formal Motivational Interviewing qualification

Job description

Main area Nutrition and Dietetics Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

Job share or part time hours will be considered (minimum 30 hour/week) Job ref 100-AHP113-1225

Employer Hywel Dda University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Health Board Wide Town Health Board Wide Salary £56,514 - £63,623 per annum (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/01/2026

Dietetic Service Lead for Community

Band 8a

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [e-mail]

To keep up to date with our latest recruitment activity follow us on Facebook (Swyddi Hywel Dda Jobs), LinkedIn or on Twitter @SwyddiHDdaJobs

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Dietetic lead working in a Community Health setting or a highly experienced Clinical lead, ready for your next step up the career ladder? If yes, then we have the ideal post for you!

Do you want to join the 1st Health Board in Wales to have a Malnutrition strategic lead, as well as an award-winning team, who have for 2 years running been recognised by BAPEN as ‘top Nutritional screeners’ , then read on!

If you are an innovative and compassionate leader, who thrives on leading and supporting service development, then this may be the post you have been looking for!

We are looking for an experienced Dietetic lead to join our friendly and supportive team, as a lead for our Health Board Community Dietetic service. You will work closely with our Community clinical leads, Dietetic service leads, CNS nutrition nurses, professional practice nurses and Malnutrition strategic lead, to ensure Malnutrition is a key priority, embedded operationally across acute pathways Health Board wide.

Main duties of the job

You will manage a team of Clinical lead Dietitian’s working in Community HB wide, lead on workforce strategy and service development plans.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills and will work collaboratively with the wider multi professional team, to ensure all aspects of Community Nutrition support are embedded safely in practice. A key aspect of this role is developing, implementing, and evaluating the development of a cohesive healthboard wide community service, ensuring a robust supervision and governance structure is in place, whilst embedding a candid and learning culture.

You will set the direction of travel for community, intermediate and urgent dietetic service and will pro-actively lead and support clinical leads with performance reporting. You will have a passion for promoting workforce wellbeing, as well as driving professional development opportunities, utilising the pillars of professional practice. You will be pro‑active in highlighting the work of community Dietetics and will have experience in innovation, transformation and quality improvement.

You will have extensive knowledge and experience of specialist aspects of community dietetics and will hold a caseload of complex community caseload and clinics. This post is across the health board, requiring travel across sites. Ideally based in Ceredigion, however this post base can considered flexible to the right candidate.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 27/01/2026.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• HCPC registration with a degree in Dietetics
• Additional professional clinical knowledge and / or qualifications acquired through specialist training, qualification or equivalent experience: willingness to work towards a Master’s qualification.
• Expert knowledge of community based dietetic and home enteral feeding process, national clinical guidance and emerging evidence base in areas of speciality within community dietetics
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence‑based methodology to support engagement, improvement, and service planning
• Member of the BDA
• FODMAP trained
• Formal Motivational Interviewing qualification
• Member of BDA Specialist network and / or related BDA subgroup

Experience

• Substantial postgraduate experience in team leadership and line management
• Multi‑professional working
• Project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes.
• Working at a strategic level, and of engaging and influencing
• Significant clinical experience of managing a complex, demanding workload using advanced clinical reasoning
• Experience of research or clinical audit and interpreting new evidence into practice
• Experience in planning and delivering education and training to service users and health and care professionals
• Experience of leading national work, a professional network or specialist group
• Experience of managing a budget / resources

Other

• Ability to travel to enable role delivery across the Health Board.
• Flexible approach to needs of the service

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.

By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).

These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)

If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.