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Main area
Dietetics
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (Welcome to applications for 30 hours and over)
Job ref
100-AHP034-0426
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Yorke Street Health Centre
Town
Milford Haven
Salary
£50,129 - £57,365 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/05/2026 23:59
Interview date
19/05/2026

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Clinical Lead Community Dietitian

Band 7

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.

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The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.

Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086

Job overview

Are you looking to join a fabulous, dynamic dietetic team to achieve a good work-life balance and live in a beautiful part of Wales?  

Hywel Dda University Health Board are looking for a Clinical Lead  Dietitian to join the Community dietetic service.  Do you have a passion for value-based community health care, an interest in working as part of the community dietetic service with a strong focus on leading the service to deliver efficient, effective and excellent  care? The role involves close collaborative working with clinical lead community dietitians to ensure cohesive aligned community service across the health board involving quality improvement projects, audit and research. 

The successful applicant will become an integral member of the dietetic team working to ensure optimal nutritional care for patients as a key determinant of recovery and outcome. At Hywel Dda University Health Board we guarantee a commitment to your professional and personal development, regular management and practice supervision, a friendly working environment and flexible hybrid working arrangements where possible.

Main duties of the job

    • Deliver expert level community dietetics; managing a highly complex caseload, informing multi-disciplinary care and providing expert support, advice and clinical supervision for dietitians and other healthcare professionals, Health Board wide. 
    • Clinically lead on designated specialist areas of community Nutrition and Dietetics Health Board wide.
    • Operationally team lead, and line manage a community dietetic team; including registered and unregistered team members.
    • Work as an integral member of multi-professional community clinical leadership teams; driving excellent nutritional care through evidence-based practice.
    • Act as an expert in community Nutrition and Dietetics; informing and taking a delegated lead on nutrition policy development, training and education, quality improvement and aligning services to National, Health Board and Professional strategy and guidance

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

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

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 19/05/2026

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration with a degree in Dietetics
  • Expert clinical knowledge of community nutritional care and dietetics, including home enteral feeding, qualifications acquired through specialist training or equivalent clinical experience to Master’s level or equivalent
  • Completed the clinical supervisory course
  • Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-based methodology to support improvement, and service delivery
  • Expert knowledge of clinical guidance and policy relevant to the specialist area
Desirable criteria
  • Master’s qualification - Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Leadership training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive and broad clinical dietetic delivery in community settings
  • Significant experience of managing a highly complex and unpredictable clinical caseload using advanced clinical reasoning
  • Line Management
  • Team leadership
  • Planning and delivering specialist clinical knowledge-based education and training
  • Delivering clinical supervision
  • Delegation to unregistered staff
  • Leading project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes
  • Student training
  • Research / clinical audit
  • Interpreting evidence into clinical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Active involvement in national work stream, professional network or specialist group

Other

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
  • Able to travel to provide specialist support / cross site cover
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegDisability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Roberts
Job title
Deputy Head of Nutrition & Dietetics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07974 044546
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