Clinical Lead Community Dietitian

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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., o 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.
o Clinically lead on designated specialist areas of community Nutrition and Dietetics Health Board wide.
o Operationally team lead, and line manage a community dietetic team; including registered and unregistered team members.
o Work as an integral member of multi-professional community clinical leadership teams; driving excellent nutritional care through evidence-based practice.
o 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 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

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

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, 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.