Specialist Dietitian - Weight Management/Team Leader

Transformationunitgm; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Cardiff is seeking a motivated Band 7 Dietitian to enhance its community dietetic service focused on complex obesity. This role involves operational management of specialized teams, collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals, and responsibility for service quality evaluations. The ideal candidate should possess a relevant degree, HPC registration, and should demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills. A competitive salary of £48,527 - £55,532 per annum is offered, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Evidence of current HPC registration.
• Attendance at relevant accredited courses/conferences.
• Experience in service delivery in various clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver the dietetic service for specialist weight management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for service objectives.
• Produce monitoring and evaluation reports for the Health Board.

Skills

Excellent leadership skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Organisational and project management skills

Clinical Supervisory / Clinical Educator skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in dietetics or equivalent

MSc or equivalent postgraduate experience

Job description

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Riverside Health Centre Town Cardiff Salary £48,527 - £55,532 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/01/2026 23:59

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

• We are kind and caring
• We are respectful
• We have trust and integrity
• We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job overview

Specialist Area- Complex Obesity. To further develop, manage and co-ordinate a community dietetic service for a defined specialist client group, Level 2 and Specialist Weight Management. Clinical work will involve working closely with an MDT comprising Medical, Nursing, Psychological, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Specialties. Team Leader duties will include operational management of a Level 2 team of specialist Dietitians and Health Care Support Workers, this role is shared with the Diabetes Specialist Team Leader making up the whole Chronic Conditions Management Community Service.

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

Main duties of the job

• Management and delivery of overall dietetic service to specialist weight management service including all stages of development, implementation and evaluation. Working in partnership with key stakeholders to enable delivery of the service objectives within the available resource
• Collaborate with the Psychologist in the design, delivery and evaluation of nutrition and dietetic component of group education courses that are evidence based, using education theories and to an appropriate level for the target audience.
  • Formal PowerPoint presentations to large groups face to face or virtually.
  • Informal teaching sessions with food models, activities and group work including patient group education sessions, tutorials.
• Production of regular monitoring and evaluation reports for the Health Board, on service delivery including dietetic needs assessment, development, evaluation and financial performance.
• Supervision of a team of highly Specialist Dietitians working across Weight Management and Diabetes.
• To develop and co-ordinate the dietetic service for this area, undertaking research and audit to enable you to fully evaluate the continual effectiveness of the service.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of current HPC registration. Degree or equivalent, or post graduate qualification in dietetics. Member of the BDA or covered by professional indemnity insurance. Attendance at relevant accredited courses/conferences to demonstrate postgraduate professional development. MSc or equivalent postgraduate experience/training, including teaching qualification or clinical educator's course. Post registration behaviour change and /or motivational interviewing training and experience.
• Evidence of audit and research Food Hygiene Certificate or working towards this

Experience

• A range of post registration experience of working with a wide range of clients across a variety of clinical settings including the community and weight management. Understanding of professional ethics and application in practice. Evidence of on-going CPD. Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical / community settings Experience of student training. Experience of research methodology in particular evaluation of community nutrition projects. Experience of developing evidence-based resources, guidelines, protocols and policies. Experience of project work
• Experience of work in a Leadership role

Skills

• Excellent leadership skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills - ability to communicate highly complex sensitive information Organisational and project management skills Well organised methods of working. Ability to work effectively within a team Report writing & IT skills Clinical Supervisory / Clinical Educator skills Budget Management skills Analytical skills Accurate keyboard/nutritional analysis skills Audit and research skills Accurate anthropometric measurement skills. Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills. Good time management Good record keeping Advanced clinical reasoning skills Development of nutrition education training skills. Effective presentation skills using a variety of teaching methods to promote adult learning Prioritisation skills Critical appraisal skills

Special Knowledge

• Knowledge of Complex weight management. Including obesity medications. Knowledge of nutritional requirements of adults. Awareness of Health & Safety risk and clinical governance. vulnerable adult procedures Knowledge of multi-cultural population

Other

• To be flexible to the needs of the service and able to work occasional evening and weekend if required Ability to travel flexibly to meet the requirements of the job

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated Enthusiastic Professional caring manner and appearance Ability to work independently and on initiative with individuals and groups Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and meet daily deadlines Flexible to the needs of the service/ adaptable / innovative Ability to deal with distressed clients and relatives Ability to counsel and support staff Ability to work with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds Ability to work with people of diverse skills, abilities and experience

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status. We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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.

Name Rachael Smart
Job title Clinical Lead CAV weight management services
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 02921 847681

Mrs Catherine Washbrook
Strategic Lead for Community Dietetics
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