Bank Specialist Public Health Dietitian

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Abercanaid; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization in Wales is seeking a dedicated professional to provide evidence-based nutrition education and training. The role involves supporting staff across various services and implementing community nutrition initiatives. Responsibilities include designing training sessions, auditing public health practices, and ensuring quality outcomes of nutrition programs. Candidates should have a background in dietetics or nutrition, along with strong skills in education delivery and community engagement. Full-time position offering competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering nutrition education and training.
• Ability to design educational programs tailored to community needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based nutrition education to staff and community.
• Prepare and conduct group sessions using teaching aids.
• Audit public health practice and present findings for improvement.

Skills

Evidence-based education delivery

Nutrition skills training

Public health expertise

Adult learning principles

Behaviour change facilitation

Education

Degree in Dietetics or Nutrition

Job description

To provide evidence‑based nutrition related education and accredited training to optimise the nutritional knowledge and skills of staff. Will work across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area as part of the Public Health Dietetic team, working in partnership with a range of partner agencies. The bank worker will provide dietetic expertise, education, training and support to staff working across the life course. They will ensure a quality and outcome focus to the delivery of nutrition education programmes and wider services, will provide expert advice on the development, delivery and evaluation of Level 1 Nutrition Skills for Life™ programmes and community‑based initiatives. The worker will audit their specialist area of public health practice and service delivery, to improve client care and present results to promote evidence‑based practice. They will contribute to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of Nutrition Skills for Life™ programmes in line with national and local priorities. The bank worker will also support and implement health promoting programmes within local communities across Cwm Taf Morgannwg and develop effective working relationships with relevant community programme co‑ordinators and delivery staff, as well as a variety of groups and partner organisations at both a local and national level. Supervision and training of student Dietitians, dietetic support staff and other community based staff will also form part of this post.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously, prioritising own specialist workload, balancing all service user related and professional demands and works to deadlines within time constraints.
• Prepare and deliver evidence‑based group education sessions using appropriate teaching aids and principles of adult learning; to include a variety of Agored Cymru Level 2 Community Food and Nutrition Skills qualifications.
• Design and deliver training sessions on behaviour change and facilitation of food related nutrition topics.
• To assess the requirements of learners and be able to adapt the delivery of courses to suit specific needs e.g. delivery of programmes outside core working hours.
• Contribute to the planning and organisation of Level 1 Nutrition Skills for Life™ programmes and related community initiatives, with personal responsibility of information accuracy, evidence base and quality assurance.
• Demonstrates understanding and acknowledges motivational principles and barriers in relation to change management, gaining the cooperation of others and demonstrates empathy and reassurance skill.

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.

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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.