Dietetic Practice Assistant | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	11 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£27,485 - £30,162 pa
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	11 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Bishop Stortford., CM23 5JH
Cwmni:	Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7463746/812-25-CP-DPA-2

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This post would suit someone with an enthusiasm for nutritional knowledge of special diets and food safety.

An opportunity for a Dietetic Practice Assistant has arisen to join the Nutrition and Dietetic Service at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in East and North Hertfordshire. This post will work directly with the band 5 Dietitian in the Enhanced Nutrition Service. This is a very rewarding role, helping the staff in care homes develop their knowledge and skills to help their residents. The post holder will be expected to:
• Deliver a set training programme on the identification of malnutrition risk and the use of food based fortification for its treatment.
• Support the dietitians with completion of audit data onto established software packages.
• Support the dietitians in reviewing patients who have an agreed care plan for the treatment of malnutrition.
• Participate in placement experience for student dietitians.
• Staff are well supported and growth is encouraged through appraisal, shadowing, mentoring and training.

This is a permanent post, advertised as working part time, working on a Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 09:00-16:30.

The post requires a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purpose (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In return, we can offer you:
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (all pro rata)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• NHS Discounts
• The role includes care home audits and education in designated care homes,representing Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. It will include collecting agreed audit information, assessing the gaps identified as part of this audit, and from there delivering tailored education sessions to care home staff.
• The post holder will be responsible for liaising with the care homes to agree on when the education will be delivered. This is mainly face-to-face with sometimes the use of remote formats such as MS Teams.
• The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide. We are an innovative service, working alongside various partners and specialties. We are part of the wider ICS Nutrition group, and work closely with our ICB colleagues on food based initiatives.
• This post will work alongside a band 5 ICT dietitian, and across Herts we have over 10 staff working at levels band 4 and 5 as part of our overall supportive and inspiring service.
• We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.
• Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
• We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
• You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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Job Description

· To work within designated care homes, representing Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, collecting agreed audit information, assessing the gaps identified as part of this audit and from there delivering tailored education sessions to all the care home staff.

· To work as part of the Enhanced Nutrition Service and the Intermediate Care Dietetic team to provide an agreed education programme for the assessment and management of the risk of malnutrition using a ‘Real Food’ approach. This is aimed at all staff working with residents living in designated care homes in East and North Hertfordshire.



Main Duties
• The post holder will be responsible for liaising with the care homes to agree on when the education will be delivered. This is mainly face-to-face with sometimes the use of remote formats such as MS Teams.

· The role includes care home audits and education in designated care homes,representing Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. It will include collecting agreed audit information, assessing the gaps identified as part of this audit, and from there delivering tailored education sessions to all the care home staff.
• To provide leave cover when other members of the dietetic team are absent, according to competencies and on an agreed cover.


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025

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