Job summary

This post is fixed term / secondment until 31.03.2027 due to funding.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Lead, inspire, and shape community health and wellbeing in Gwynedd and Anglesey by joining our award-winning BCUHB Public Health Dietetics Team as the Public Health Dietetic Team Lead (Band 7) - West Area.

As a vital local leader within Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, you will operationalise public health nutrition programmes across the rural and coastal communities of North West Wales. Based in the West area (covering Gwynedd and the Isle of Anglesey), you will lead a dedicated team of dietitians and support workers to deliver evidence-based community food and nutrition projects aligned with the all-Wales Nutrition Skills for Life(TM) framework and BCUHB organisational priorities

Main duties of the job
To lead the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of best practice in relation to community development/public health dietetics in the West area of the Health Board area working as an integral member of and in partnership with the multi-disciplinary teams within and out with health; including social care, local authority, education and the third sector.

Deliver highly specialist seamless dietetic care to individuals and groups in the areas identified above through the use of a variety of education approaches; supporting management of wider stakeholders to build capacity in the community through consistent nutrition messages, through delivery of accredited and non accredited courses.

Team leads delegated nutrition and dietetic staff ensuring consistent evidence based standards of care and effective multi-disciplinary working across BCUHB acting as an integral support to the Service Lead for Public Health dietetics.

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities;

• Local Team Leadership: Provide line management, professional supervision, and operational support to the West area Public Health dietetic team.
• Community Partnership: Collaborate with fellow health professionals, local authorities, childcare sector, education providers, and third-sector groups across Gwynedd and Anglesey.
• Capacity Building: Oversee the regional delivery of accredited nutrition courses using a sustainable "train-the-trainer" approach, building capacity in the community workforce.
• Strategic Alignment: Target health inequalities by shaping and driving local initiatives that support the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales strategy.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• State registered Dietitian (with HCPC)
• Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in dietetics
• Accredited post graduate study relevant to clinical area at masters level or equivalent
• Clinical supervisory skills training

Desirable

• Other professional, technical or academic qualification which relate to clinical practice

Experience
Essential

• Broad, well established dietetic practice
• Significant experience of dietetic delivery in the field of diabetes
• Experience of team leadership
• Delegation to qualified and non qualified staff

Desirable

• Experience of project management
• Experience in leading service development / improvement.
• Line management

Skills
Essential

• Proven well developed communication skills at a variety of levels
• Effective caseload management and prioritisation skills
• Team player and Team leader

Desirable

• Welsh Language

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.