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Dietetic Support Worker | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6367578/249-6367578 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking Dietetic Assistant to join our friendly team to help provide the dietetic service at Great Western Hospital. The Dietetic Service provides support to patients across Swindon. Our work covers acute inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, supporting care homes and visiting patients in their own homes. Our Dietetic Assistants support this work by completing assessments and providing interventions as guided by the dietitians. They also provide training sessions for other members of the MDT on nutrition in a variety of settings.
Dietetic Assistants are a vital part of our workforce and full training & support for this role will be provided. There is potential that this role could support a dietetic apprenticeship.
Your career progression is important to us and we are committed to continuous professional development and student training. We have good computer facilities in the department and have access to excellent library and CPD support.
The department comprises 25 Dietitians a Dietetic Advanced Practitioner (trainee), 2 Nutrition Nurses, 4 Dietetic Assistants and a Dietetic Apprentice and an excellent admin team. The Great Western Hospital is situated in Swindon, which has good links to London and the West Country or Wales.
• To work under the supervision of the Community and Acute Dietitians to provide follow-up for noncomplex and established patients referred for nutritional support and other dietetic interventions (on the wards, own homes and predominantly in care homes)
• To be responsible for a caseload of the above patients, maintaining accurate dietetic records in line with departmental and Trust policy
• Obtaining relevant information from patients, health care professionals and electronic notes
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
• Advising and educating patients and carers where necessary on foods suitable for their dietary needs (on the wards, own homes and predominantly in care homes).
• Identifying patients’ food and drink preferences as necessary and prescribed supplements.
• Assist in the nutritional monitoring of patients by collecting specified information such as anthropometric measurements, biochemistry and nutritional intake, and support the implementation of dietetic
interventions, reporting findings to the Dietitian responsible for the patient’s care.
• Liaise with Dietitians and other health care professionals to ensure appropriate nutritional care plans are implemented, seeking assistance in areas outside own knowledge and skills. Support patients and carers to achieve their optimum nutritional status by reinforcing the nutritional care plan, and implement
any changes to care plans, as agreed with the Dietitian.
Please see the attached job description and person spec for full details.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Jun 2024
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