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Home Enteral Nutrition Assistant – Children's Service
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-24-0580 |
Summary
Job Summary: The post holder will be a member of the HEN Team. The roles, responsibilities and level of autonomy will develop as the post holder develops their skills and knowledge. The post holder will need to be able to work under their own initiative and be able to see patients in a community setting, where they may be acting as a lone worker. They will work under close supervision of the HEN Team clinicians but the level of supervision will decrease as the post holder becomes more skilled in their role. The role will include: 1. The provision of clinical and administrative support as appropriate to clinicians in the HEN Team. 2. Contributing to the safe and seamless discharge of children and adults with feeding tubes from hospital to the community setting. 3. The provision of on-going support to patients, their families/ carers and/or other agencies of patients registered with the HEN Team through tasks not requiring the expertise of a Registered Dietitian/Nurse/Speech and Language Therapist. This will include visiting patients in their home as a lone worker. Key Result Areas & Performance To assist with initial assessments of new patients by telephone contact or a face-to-face visit and complete any associated documentation e.g. progress notes, change of regimens, letters and reports. To contact families/carers to feedback general information, e.g. weights following a School HEN clinic. To gather information from patients/caregivers to help the HEN Team clinician to complete their assessment or review, by telephone contact or face-to-face visits (own home, therapy groups, day centres, school/nursery, multi-disciplinary health care professional clinics). Information may include weights, compliance with tube feeding plans and oral nutritional advice, tolerance of nutritional products, management of feeding tube and/or patient concerns. This work will be undertaken autonomously, with a supervisor available when necessary. To support the Dietitian in close monitoring of dietetically unstable patients and/or patients who are experiencing significant dietetic change, e.g. tube weaning. After appropriate training, to be able to offer basic advice; this could include oral hygiene, introduction of solid food and/or day-to-day management of feeding tubes. To support the paediatric HEN service in the administrative processes for tube changes, investigations and replacements. To collect relevant patient-related information from other health professionals, e.g. by email/telephone contact with professionals, attending planning discharge and/or multi-professional meetings. To communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals including: School Nurses, Community Childrens Nursing Team, Speech & Language Therapists, other members of the HEN team and acute Dietitians. To record any actions on electronic patient clinical records/notes and complete any associated administration. After training, to be able to plot weights and heights on UK growth charts. To raise any weight concerns to the relevant dietitian. To use dietary analysis programme to analyse nutritional intake To complete supportive administration duties including typing reports or letters, arranging appointments, creating or amending feeding regimens, under supervision from the HEN clinicians. To respond to general/basic enquiries from families and carers relating to their deliveries and supplies To report any concerns and queries about patients to the HEN Team clinicians and other health care professionals (if required) in a timely manner. To be familiar with and adhere to Trust procedures and guidelines about safeguarding children and vulnerable adults To actively participate in department meetings, development sessions and clinical supervision. To contribute to service development by taking part in audit or project work. To work autonomously and under own initiative but within boundaries of knowledge and skills To contribute to the evaluation and development of the post Work force This post will be a member of the multidisciplinary HEN Team. Work will be delegated by the HEN Team clinicians or the Service Lead. The Clinical Lead Paediatric HEN Dietitian will directly supervise the role, set objectives with the post holder and meet for 1:1 meetings. To work co-operatively with others as part of the multidisciplinary team, assisting team members with any routine work associated with patient care. For more details see Job Description