Bank Dietetic support assistant | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Bank rate at the point of working |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Tooting, London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7218430/200-SB-Dieteticsupport-HF |
Summary
• The post holder is responsible for the efficient running of the Special Feeds Production Unit (SFPU), which produces and distributes complex feeds/milks to babies / children / adults with extraordinary needs.
• The post holder is responsible for managing the competing demands for the timely production and delivery of specialist feeds, against interruptions and requests for new feeds and feed changes from the paediatric dietitians and other agreed agencies.
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.
To To be responsible for the running of the SFPU stores and monitoring/maintenance schedules of the equipment within the SFPU.
• To provide admin support to Paediatric dietitians when not in SPFU.
• Depending on previous experience and qualifications the post holder may have opportunities to upskill in other clinical areas, including ketogenic support role.
Th In undertaking this role, the employee will be expected to conduct themselves in a way that is consistent with and actively supports the Trust’s values.
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Clinical
• To provide a focus for and co-ordinate the logistical aspects of the production of special feeds in the SFPU, liaising with all users of the service as required.
• To follow the working procedures and guidelines in the SFPU to ensure that all aspects of feed production, assembling, manufacturing, sterilising and distribution are done safely, accurately and in compliance with departmental and Trust policies.
• To be responsible for the use of specialist equipment in the accurate measuring and weighing of the ingredients for manufacturing specialist feeds with accepted narrow margins of error.
• To participate in continuing professional development and keep abreast of current developments in feeding practices and specialist products and equipment.
• To audit the SFPU services and to set up and provide regular reports on all aspects of the service as requested.
• To be responsible for the ordering and stock control, for specialist feeds, containers, labels and disposables used in the SFPU, ensuring that stock is maintained and managed at the most appropriate level for an effective service, whilst minimising expenditure, stockholding and wastage.
• To interpret verbal and written requests from medical and nursing staff, in the formulation of complex feeds.
• To be responsible for ensuring that all audit, electronic and documentation records necessary for the running of the department are maintained at all times, that worksheets and procedures are periodically reviewed and that the policies and procedures laid down by the Department/Trust, are carried out.
• To be responsible for the quality assurance of the materials and equipment used within the SFPU, reporting concerns and issues to the Principal Dietitian for Paediatric Services.
• To ensure effective communication, and advise colleagues, other departmental, ward and medical staff, and personnel in other hospitals etc on all aspects of sterile feed production and to promote the department as a centre of excellence.
• To provide an unsupervised, specialised weekend and public holiday service to produce specialist feeds in line with service commitments and department/Trust policies.
• To ensure that all personnel work in a safe manner in a safe environment, that all equipment is well maintained, checked and in a safe and clean state for use and that records for servicing and maintenance are kept.
• To understand and work in line with the trusts safeguarding policy.
We appreciate that it is not always possible to commit to a regular permanent position and that temporary work via our Staff Bank can allow for greater flexibility in your work life balance.
We are currently looking for Dietetic Support Assistant to join us here at our nationally recognised Healthcare Trust; you should have up to date knowledge of infant feeding and related practices.
It is also important that you are fully prepared to embody the Trusts values of:
- Excellence
- Kindness
- Responsible
- Respectful
You will benefit from
- Flexible working arrangements
- Experience in a vast range of specialities
- Training and support
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 May 2025
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