Job requirements
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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Other
Able to travel to provide specialist support / cross site cover
- Experience
Broad well established Dietetic practice experience within NHS or comparable healthcare settings inc. primary care
- Experience
Extensive clinical dietetic delivery in Type 2 Diabetes Dietetics
- Experience
Experience of Clinical leadership
- Experience
Extensive multi-professional working within the NHS or equivalent healthcare setting inc. primary care
- Experience
Delivering clinical supervision
- Experience
Delegation to qualified and non-qualified team members.
- Experience
Significant experience of leading multi-professional and multidisciplinary team working
- Experience
Leading project / quality improvement / development work, with demonstrable outcomes alongside the ability to evaluate clinical and patient experience outcomes to show value.
- Experience
Active engagement with student / practice based learners training.
- Experience
Experience of interpreting evidence into clinical practice.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
HCPC registration with a Degree in Dietetics
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Accredited post graduate study relevant to Diabetes to master's level or equivalent
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Completed practice based educator / clinical supervision training
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Advanced clinical knowledge within the specialist field of Type 2 Diabetes / Diabetes Remission and dietetics acquired through specialist training or equivalent clinical experience e.g. Counterweight Plus Programme
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of, and ability to apply evidence-based methodology to support improvement, and service delivery.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Expert knowledge of clinical guidance and policy relevant to the specialist area
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
- Experience
Experience of project management
- Experience
Additional clinical or health care related experience
- Experience
Experience in research/leading multiagency projects
- Experience
Leading service improvement /quality improvement
- Experience
Active involvement in national work stream, professional network or specialist group.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Completed Formal Motivational interviewing training
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Supplementary prescriber status
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Trained in the delivery of recognised Diabetes Remission programmes such as Counterweight Plus
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Other professional, technical or academic qualifications which relates to Type 2 Diabetes e.g. XPERT / XPERT Insulin / Desmond
Job overview
This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 31.03.2028. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian with expert skills in Diabetes Dietetics? Are you passionate about helping individuals with Type 2 Diabetes achieve remission via evidenced based dietary and lifestyle approaches?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well-established dynamic diabetes dietetic team at Hywel Dda which holds a high profile both within the wider therapies team and across the Health Board. We fully support continuing professional development, appraisal and supervision and actively enable this with protected sessions in individualised job plans.
This is a key role for a lead in Type 2 Remission: Diabetes Dietetics, involving both clinical and leadership responsibilities. This role offers a unique opportunity for someone with a passion to improve health outcomes across Hywel Dda and a commitment to develop and learn. You will have the opportunity to be a valuable part of the friendly, supportive diabetes service health board wide.
If you already hold a dietetic role and are ready to explore increased responsibility and knowledge in this exciting and rewarding specialist area please contact Laura Jones - Service Lead in Diabetes Dietetics to discuss and find out more.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- deliver expert level clinical Diabetes Dietetics, managing a complex caseload of patients with Diabetes focusing on those individuals looking to achieve Type 2 diabetes remission.
- Manage a diabetes caseload, informing multi-disciplinary care (inc. Primary care and stakeholders) and provide expert support and clinical supervision for dietitians / support workers / practice based learners/ administrators Health Board wide.
- Clinically lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of best practice in relation to adult Type 2 Diabetes remission dietetics, Health Board wide.
- Work as an integral member of the adult diabetes multi-professional leadership team, driving excellent nutritional care through evidence based practice.
- Ensure seamless service planning and delivery from promotion of service, recruitment of service users and evaluation of intervention.
- Clinically lead the development and delivery of education and training in relation to diabetes working across Multi profession platforms and multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) to support optimal effective diabetes care.
- Compassionately and effectively line manage members of the diabetes dietetic team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Dietetics recruitment video - https://youtu.be/VAbALXyMZ8Q
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 22/09/2026.
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
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This advert is for Clinical Lead Dietitian - Type 2 Diabetes with Hywel Dda University Health Board in Carmarthen, Wales. It is listed as a Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £50129.00 to £57365.00. The contract type is 18 months (Fixed term /secondment until 31.03.2028). The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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