Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Formal qualifications equivalent to HNC/BTEC LEVEL 4
• Nutrition Qualification Agored Cymru level 3 or equivalent
• Willing to complete Agored Cymru Level 4 Assistant Practitioner Qualification

Desirable

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association
• Teaching or structured education qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Diverse Nutritional knowledge, including Nutrition support, weight management, and diabetes
• Behavioural change or motivational interviewing
• Knowledge of basic medical conditions and an understanding of health procedures relating to the work area.

Desirable

• Structured weight management education and knowledge of chronic conditions e.g, lymphoedema
• General Health & Safety, Risk awareness, with the ability to relate this to individual circumstances and analyse actual risk and take appropriate actions.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working in the NHS or a Social care setting
• Experience in delivering group education
• Good communication skills with staff and patients/clients
• Experience of teamwork
• Ability to keep accurate, legible, patient/client, and departmental records.
• Ability to carry a caseload autonomously under supervision
• Experience with data input/entry
• Ability to travel between sites promptly

Desirable

• Awareness of the roles of other members of the multidisciplinary team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).