Specialist Public Health Dietitian

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board. Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together. At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

An opportunity has arisen to provide expert dietetic advice, training, professional development and quality assurance to a range of community based staff and initiatives, within a team that has excellent administrative and supervisory support. The Band 6 Specialist Public Health Dietetic post works as an integral part of the national network of Public Health Dietitians in Wales and will implement the delivery and evaluation of award winning Nutrition Skills for LifeTM programmes within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area. This will include working to support the roll out of the CTM PIPYN Service. Based in the community you will act as a central resource for quality and consistency of food and nutrition advice, skills and expertise, to ensure access to a well-balanced diet and healthy lifestyle choices. This post will work regularly with groups, to transfer and cascade evidence based food and nutrition information to inform practical and sustainable changes. It heavily involves supporting and developing others to provide the best services possible within their local communities and enhancing the assets they currently possess. The service will be delivered across the whole of Cwm Taf Morgannwg so being able to travel around the area is vital.

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• Work autonomously, prioritising own specialist workload, balancing all service user related and professional demands and works to deadlines within time constraints.
• Design and deliver training sessions on behaviour change and facilitation of food related nutrition topics.
• Contribute to the planning and organisation of Level 1 Nutrition Skills for LifeTM 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 skills.
• Act as a specialist resource for community based and weight management services and other agencies, by providing advice, support and training to service users and health care professionals in this specialist area.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers. Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities. CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development. At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

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. This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. 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 being able to use Welsh in routine workplace situations, such as greeting customers, answering calls, responding to routine enquiries, providing information, arranging appointments and taking messages.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community. Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used. We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles. All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification. We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.