Public Health Dietetic Support Worker

Job summary

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 22 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING

The opportunity has arisen to employ 2 Dietetic Support Workers to work under the direction of the Highly Specialist Public Health Dietitian. They will work to deliver PIPYN across Taf Ely and Rhonndda.

Please see Merthyr PIPYN - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (nhs.wales)

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 LifeTMservices.

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 support and assist the project team in the provision of comprehensive healthy lifestyles programmes for children age 3- 7 years
• To work safely and appropriately as part of the project team
• To plan and prioritise workload on a day-to-day basis under the supervision of the qualified staff
• To motivate, guide and encourage the community to participate in activities and monitor their progress during the programme and reporting findings to the relevant qualified staff member
• To contribute to the maintenance of adequate notes on client group or activity progress, with guidance from qualified staff
• To be competent in the use of practical food resources
• To undertake the inputting of data into evaluation databases
• To participate in team meetings to discuss programme progress and ensure that feedback is given to relevant bodies or groups
• To respect and adhere to the code of confidentiality
• To promote and support clients' rights, by promoting individual choice and respecting their beliefs

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally 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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.