The post holder will provide a comprehensive, high quality administrative service to the Weight Management Service (WMS). The WMS is a Health Board wide service which supports people across the lifespan to manage their weight from children and young people to adults.
The post holder will lead the planning and co-ordination of clinics and group interventions, and will undertake a range of secretarial duties and other administrative tasks as required by the service.
They will delegate administrative tasks to, and oversee weight management administrative work undertaken by other admin and clerical staff in the team.
The post-holder will:
Be an integral member of the Health Board wide WMS service providing administrative expertise, support and advice to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of WMS clinics and programmes; including the use of digital platforms, running of multi-disciplinary clinics, and patient group interventions.
Undertake a range of secretarial duties to support the WMS leadership and service delivery; maintaining action logs from key WMS meetings, supporting with the production of reports, co-ordinating and planning service-related meetings, informing key WMS documents and taking responsibility for service correspondence and written communications as required.
Inform the monitoring and evaluation of the Weight Management Service including waiting times, demand and capacity, and supporting service development and quality improvement.
Act as a key point of contact for the WMS with service users, colleagues from across the Health Board and other agencies; communicating
and co-ordinating links between the WMS and others.
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); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
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 20/08/2026
