Clinical Lead Dietitian Eating Disorders - #142452

Job Overview

This is a fixed term/secondment post until 04/08/2026.

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.

Clinical Lead Dietitian All age Eating disorders , 1.00wte - 37.5 hours / week, open to flexible working requests.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic dietitian with a keen interest in Eating Disorders and multidisplinary team working, to clinically lead delivery of high quality, impactful nutrition and dietetics as an integral part of Adult, Child and Young person (CYP) eating disorders services within Hywel Dda. You will be joining an evolving and dynamic eating disorder service and be fully integrated with and supported by the wider nutrition and dietetic service.

You will benefit from good digital equipment and support, a well established dietetic service structure and will be joining a dynamic, friendly and supportive team. Relocation support may be available. Informal visits to meet the team are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

Provide Health Board wide clinical leadership in the delivery of the Nutrition & Dietetic service for adult and CYP under the eating disorders specialist teams.

Develop and maintain clinical standards in line with best practice, working collaboratively with the wider dietetic leadership team to deliver excellent nutrition and dietetic care for people with eating disorders.

Manage a highly complex and specialist caseload working autonomously and as an integral member of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Provide education, training and supervision to others in line with clinical expertise in Eating Disorders and Dietetics.

Enable team members to manage caseloads effectively and efficiently, facilitate team working and support consistent standards of best practice.

As the dietetic expert, take a lead role as appropriate in the development and implementation of nutrition related policy, guidelines, protocol, pathways, standards and services, working with the wider MDT as required.

Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of dietetic services in the area of Eating Disorders.

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

Working for our organisation

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 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 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.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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