Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health

6 months ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

An opportunity has arisen to join the intervention team within Emotional wellbeing mental health (previously CAMHS) team in Cardiff and Vale UHB to support young people presenting with complex mental health difficulties. You will provide evidence-based Dietetic information, highly specialised advice, education, training and support to the service users, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.

Being professionally supported by Cardiff and the Vale Dietetic department means that you will have the support of a large forward thinking department to enhance and support your professional development as well as providing potential opportunities to enhance and develop this role in the future. The post holder will have close links with the community paediatric nutrition and dietetic team.

Clinical provision is based at St David's Hospital, Cardiff within EWMH. Applicants should be able to demonstrate relevant mental health experience for this specialist post.

The post holder is the lead clinician for a highly specialist service to young people with a mental health disorder across Cardiff and Vale UHB. The overall aim is to provide Dietetic expertise, intervention and consultation as part of the EWMH Services with responsibility for:
Prioritising and managing of a highly specialist caseload using evidence based patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate dietetic interventions in the Mental Health setting

To work as part of the EWMH Services multidisciplinary team and establish links with Paediatric multidisciplinary teams to include identification of service improvements and supporting the progression of appropriate strategic developments in Wales.

Providing highly specialist clinical advice which contributes to the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients/patients.

Supervising and training of specialist Dietitians, new entrants, dietetic assistants, dietetic support workers and student Dietitians on National pre-registration training programme and other healthcare professionals in the field of dietetics for Mental Health patients on a day to day basis.

Teaching dietetic principles and specialist clinical skills to a wide range of health professionals, patients and carers.

Auditing the specialist area of clinical practice and service delivery using research methodology to improve patient care and present / publish results to promote evidence based practice.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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



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