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This is a temporary maternity leave cover for 12 months only. 

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Dietetics Department at Glan Clwyd Hospital as a Band 4 Clinical Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.

Are you an experienced Band 3 Dietetic Assistant who is looking for a new challenge? We have an opportunity for an individual to join our Oncology and Clinical community teams as a Clinical Dietetic Assistant Practitioner. You will work with the Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants to provide a service to the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, and to the Medicines Management Dietitian working in Primary Care in Conwy and Denbighshire.

You will be part of a dynamic Dietetic team at Ysyby Glan Clwyd and part of a new era of development for the Dietetic service as a whole. You will be part of a department of almost fifty Dietitians and Dietetic assistants, supported by an administration team. There are good working partnerships between the teams in Glan Clwyd, and also with other dietetic services across North Wales.

We support and encourage continuing professional development. Enquiries from anyone who is interested in the role would be welcomed. 

Main duties of the job

This post will give you the opportunity to work with the Dietetic teams to facilitate the development of cutting edge Nutrition and Dietetic services for the Oncology and Community  nutrition services.   You will have the opportunity to assist in the planning and implementation of a robust quality improvement process for nutrition in the specialist area, under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian. 

You will be responsible for the follow up of a cohort of patients, under the supervision of a dietitian, and you will provide supervision to the Band 3 Dietetic Assistants. You will be the primary point of contact for Homeward, the company who supply equipment and feeds to our patients who are enterally fed at home. There will be administration associated with this role, including answering the phone, ringing patients, updating records and management of resources. You will also be responsible for ordering from the Oracle system. Full training for all roles will be provided. 

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. 

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

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.