Health Improvement Dietitian

There is a rare opportunity to join the well establish Health Improvement Nutrition & Dietetic team in Hywel Dda University Health Board. We are looking for an experienced dietitian who is passionate about the role of nutrition in the prevention of diet related disease.

You will be the key dietitian delivering health improvement nutrition interventions based in the beautiful area of Pembrokeshire; whilst working closely and across the wider health board Health Improvement and Nutrition & Dietetics teams., The successful applicant will be the dietitian dedicated to providing the evidenced based nutrition steer within Pembrokeshire. This will involve:o Developing, delivering and evaluating accredited nutrition education and training to key community assets; and enabling the role out of level 1 Nutrition Skills for Life courses including quality assurance.o Being an expert nutrition resource for the health board, partners and communities.o Quality assurance of nutrition interventions.o Working autonomously to identify, develop, deliver, and evaluate projects both locally and nationally.o Leading on project delivery.o Reporting on activity and outcomes.o Service development and quality improvement.o Providing cover and support the Health Improvement Nutrition & Dietetic teamo Supervision and mentoring of staff and dietetic students

The successful applicant will have experience of public health nutrition interventions and experience of delivering Nutrition skills for Life will be beneficial. They will be expected to work in partnership across the 3 counties, collaborate with stakeholders and be driven to improve population health through food for health and wellbeing.

Group facilitation along with project delivery experience will be essential to this role. Excellent organisational, time management and communication will be required to meet demands of this position.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (five of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres