Job summary
- Main area
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-ACS227-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Agreed on appointment
- Town
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Salary
- £25,524 - £28,010 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Public Health Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING
The opportunity has arisen to employ 2 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners to work under the direction of the Highly Specialist Public Health Dietitian. They will work to deliver PIPYN across Taf Ely and Rhondda areas.
Post holders will also deliver a range of community based initiatives; utilising a range of agreed approaches to support positive changes to food, nutrition, and physical activity behaviours. They will support the local delivery and evaluation of Nutrition Skills for LifeTM services.
The successful candidates will receive a range of training opportunities and work alongside fellow Dietetic Assistant Practitioners in Public Health Dietetics, under the guidance of the Senior Public Health Dietitians. They will receive weekly supervision sessions with a registered dietitian and will work closely with a range of partner agencies to promote positive healthy lifestyle behaviours.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake necessary training on childhood nutrition, motivational interviewing, and behaviour change strategies
- To work within GP practices to identify and engage with local families
- To lead the delivery of comprehensive healthy lifestyles programmes for children age 3- 7 years
- To plan, develop, coordinate and evaluate nutrition based group education sessions, practical cooking skills and community based nutrition interventions to a range of audiences, under the direction of Specialist Public Health Dietitians
- To work autonomously and under own initiative on specific projects, as agreed with supervising Public Health Dietitian, seeking advice and support as necessary
- To maintain clear and accurate records in line with professional and departmental standards
- To contribute to team and community needs assessments, to plan and implement nutrition and health promoting activities under direction of Specialist Public Health Dietitians
- To be actively involved with quality improvement and specifically participation in the Nutrition Skills for LifeTM Quality Assurance with the Public Health Dietitians
- To participate in team meetings to discuss programme progress and ensure that feedback is given to relevant bodies or groups
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS community or social care
- Team working
- WIndows packages
Desirable criteria
- Working with groups
Skills
Essential criteria
- Independently with com,munity groups
- Verbal and written comms
- Prioiritise / time management
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
QUalificationa
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Public Health nutrition messages
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 CFNS
- Teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shelley Powell
- Job title
- Dietetic Professional Manager - Public Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747467378
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