Highly Specialist Head and Neck Dietitian - Pontyclun, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Pontyclun, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The post holder will offer guidance and support around nutrition and many other aspects of their cancer treatment journey. They will care for patients in the wider community as well as inpatient wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.


We are creating innovative offers of assessment, advice and intervention, building strong integrated teams and designing a seamless pathway for our patients.


The department enjoys a high profile both within the wider Therapies team and across the Health Board and has good clerical and I.T.

support. The department fully encourages continuing professional development. With protected sessions in job plans we actively support staff to participate and share learning opportunities and experiences.

Flexible working will be considered along with the opportunity for working from home days.


The post holder will autonomously manage a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex needs, in particular adults with a head and neck cancer diagnosis, those enterally fed at home and those requiring specialist services in the community.

Working in partnership with colleagues working in that field.

Develop and evaluate Specialist Head and Neck cancer services against pre-defined outcome measures.

Contribute to the development of Dietetic services in conjunction with dietetic managers and leading on specific tasks.

Provide clinical leadership, education and development opportunities for junior staff, dietetic support workers and student dietitians.

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.

Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs:
Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.


We live by our core values:
We listen, learn and improve

We treat everyone with respect

We all work together as one team


We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

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