Clinical Expert Dietitian Critical Care

Job overview

Are you a highly skilled acute dietitian with a keen interest in critical care nutrition?

We are offering an exciting new opportunity - Dietetic Clinical Expert in Critical Care, Band 7, 0.8wte.  This new role combines expert clinical delivery with critical care clinical leadership - informing and leading on delivery of excellent nutrition and dietetic care for patients in critical care.

We offer flexible working, opportunities for professional and leadership development, and a warm, welcoming team working environment.

Please get in touch to find out more - informal visits are welcome.

Main duties of the job

Clinically lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of best nutrition and dietetic practice in Critical Care.

Lead on the development and delivery of education and training in relation to acute nutrition support in Critical Care.

Lead the development and implementation of nutrition and dietetic related guidance and standards, resources, training and education in relation to critical care, ensuring effective integration across programmes of work in relation to wider acute nutrition support.

Manage a caseload of highly complex individuals requiring complex nutrition support (level 3 critical care unit), ensuring effective step down, supporting excellent standards of nutritional care.

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 30/01/2025.