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Job overview
Do you have experience engaging with communities? Would you like to bring your skills to our supportive, innovative, high achieving public health dietetic team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board?
These posts will be based at Glanrhyd or Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda and travel across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg geographical footprint.
The opportunity has arisen to employ 2 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners to work with communities to deliver a range of community based initiatives; utilising a range of agreed approaches to support positive changes to food, nutrition, and physical activity behaviours.
We will consider full time, part-time and flexible working arrangements.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
Main duties of the job
Post holders will be leading on our Cwm Taf Morgannwg wide roll out of the PIPYN (Pwysau Iach Plant Yng Ngymru) healthy weights programme and will be expected to support other areas of Public Health Dietetic service delivery based on service and population health needs.
Successful candidates will need to apply a whole-system, human-centred approach to healthy weights, recognising the social, environmental, and personal factors that shape people’s health and lived experience, to deliver sustainable outcomes.
They will also be responsible for providing evidence based age appropriate information across children, young people and families, to support achievable and sustainable positive behaviour change within our communities. This will include utilising behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques to encourage goal setting as a family.
These posts will 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.
All post holders will work relatively independently, working to an agreed framework with a degree of autonomy and will be responsible and accountable for these tasks.
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
Other
Essential
- Able to travel throughout the geographical area covered Cwm Taf University Health Board, transporting educational materials and resources, as required and in a timely manner
- Ability to work flexible hours
Desirable
- Experience of participation in the supervision and training of students
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in NHS, social care or community setting
- Experience of team working. Experience dealing with telephone enquires
- Experience of using Windows, Microsoft Office , Outlook packages and experience of data inputting,
- Experience working with groups
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant courses/conferences. Experience of presenting to small groups
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Confident and self motivated Flexible approach to work in order to meet service needs
- Able to deal with moderate physical activity e,g. transportation of equipment to groups and setting up of suitable group environment
- Professional manner and Positive, enthusiastic approach
Aptitude and Abilities Skills
Essential
- Ability to work independently with community groups and experience working with groups
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
- Ability to prioritise workload according to service needs Time management skills
- Accurate keyboard skills- inputting data, word processing, internet use
- IT skills to include e-mail, Excel and PowerPoint to a good standard
- Able to motivate others
Desirable
- Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through a combination of credited training, short courses and experience.
- Knowledge of public health nutritional messages and current services
Desirable
- Teaching or training qualification
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Agored Cymru Level 2 Community Food and Nutrition Skills
- Working towards obtaining level 4 credits in line with the Health Care Support Worker Framework
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This advert is for Public Health Dietetic Assistant Practitioner with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 4 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £28,819 - £31,626 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Various hours available. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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