Bank Public Health Dietetic Assistant Practitioner inMerthyr Tydfil inMerthyr Tydfil PUBLISHED
TUE 10 DEC 2024
The position requires individuals to work semi-independently while adhering to established frameworks and will offer opportunities for professional development through training and supervision. Candidates will also collaborate with various partner organisations to foster healthy behaviors in a diverse community setting, managing their own caseloads and contributing to the overall goals of the public health dietetic team.
Do you have experience engaging with communities, supporting healthy lifestyles or weight management services? Would you like to bring your skills to our supportive, innovative, high achieving public health dietetic team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board?
The opportunity has arisen to employ a team of Dietetic Assistant Practitioners to work with communities across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board to deliver a range of community based initiatives, to support weight management services.
Staff will utilise a range of agreed approaches to support positive changes to food, nutrition, and physical activity behaviours, with signposting to the local services on offer.
The successful candidates will receive a range of training opportunities to support them in this role and they 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. This will involve having their own caseload and working with a range of partners and organisations in a complex community environment.
o To plan, develop, coordinate and deliver 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
o To contribute to team and community needs assessments, to plan and implement nutrition and health promoting activities under direction of Specialist Public Health Dietitians
o To review, monitor and coordinate progression of nutrition training packages and food initiatives for a range of community based partners, under the guidance of Specialist Public Health Dietitians and in line with recognised standards
o To motivate, guide and encourage participants to participate in health promoting activities, monitor their progress and report outcomes/findings to the team or wider partners
o To work autonomously and under own initiative on specific projects, as agreed with supervising Public Health Dietitian, seeking advice and support as necessary
o To maintain clear and accurate records in line with professional and departmental standards; recording and collating activity, evaluation and outcome data pertinent to role and Public Health Dietetic team
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