Bank Public Health Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Bank Dietetic Assistant Practitioner within the public health dietetic team. The post holder will deliver community-based initiatives, supporting positive changes in food, nutrition, and physical activity behaviors. They will develop, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate nutrition education and food initiatives, working independently with community groups and organizations. The role also supports the assessment of needs, monitoring, quality assurance, and evaluation of services, aiming to improve public health nutrition.
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Teaching or training qualification
- Agored Cymru Level 2 Community Food and Nutrition Skills
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Working towards obtaining level 4 credits in line with the Health Care Support Worker Framework
- 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
- Attendance at relevant courses/conferences
- Experience of presenting to small groups
- Aptitude and Abilities Skills
- 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
- Welsh language skills at level 3 or above
- Confident and self motivated; Professional manner; Positive, enthusiastic approach
- 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
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
- 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
- Teaching or training qualification
- Agored Cymru Level 2 Community Food and Nutrition Skills
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Working towards obtaining level 4 credits in line with the Health Care Support Worker Framework
- 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
- Attendance at relevant courses/conferences
- Experience of presenting to small groups
- Aptitude and Abilities Skills
- 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
- Welsh language skills at level 3 or above
- Confident and self motivated; Professional manner; Positive, enthusiastic approach
- 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Bank Public Health Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
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?
The opportunity has arisen to engage a Bank Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to work with adults, children and families 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. They will support the local delivery and evaluation of Nutrition Skills for Life TM services.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
The bank worker will develop, coordinate, deliver and evaluate nutrition and dietetic education training packages and food initiatives for a range of community-based partners, under the guidance of Specialist Public Health Dietitians.
The bank worker 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 of clients and working with a range of organisations in a complex community environment.
The purpose of this role is t
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