Bank Specialist Public Health Dietitian

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority is seeking a Bank Specialist Public Health Dietitian to deliver nutrition education and training across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area. The role involves working autonomously, conducting group sessions, and enhancing public health initiatives. Candidates must have a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics, HCPC registration, and experience in training groups. This role offers a salary of £39,263 to £47,280 per year, pro rata, and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver evidence-based group education sessions.
• Assess the requirements of learners and adapt courses accordingly.
• Contribute to planning and organisation of nutrition programmes.

Skills

Time management

Motivational skills for self and others

Excellent verbal and written communication

Education

BSc Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC registration

Evidence of Public Health Experience

Job description

Bank Specialist Public Health Dietitian

The closing date is 01 January 2026

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, and 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.

Main duties of the job

The bank worker will:

• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrate understanding and acknowledge motivational principles and barriers in relation to change management, gaining the cooperation of others and demonstrating empathy and reassurance skill.

English and Welsh speakers are welcome to apply.

About us

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.

We live by our core 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 the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of Public Health Experience

Experience

• Training to groups
• Working autonomously
• Supervising others
• Working as a MDT

Abilities / Skills

• Time management
• Motivational skills for self and others
• Excellent verbal and written communication

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£39,263 to £47,280 a year, pro rata