Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 January 2026 |
| Location: | Prescot, L34 1PJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-26-0070 |
Summary
To contribute to the delivery of a range of clinical and health promotion tasks under the direct supervision of the Dietitian. To assist the Dietitians by being proactive in maximizing health and well being of service users by monitoring and reviewing service users on the wards and relaying their care plans and advice directly to service users and their carers and / or by telephone and email under the guidance of the Dietitians. Participating in and developing health promotional activities and working with ward based staff to provide regular health promotion literature and presentations. To report general observations and provide feedback to the qualified practitioner both verbally and in written formats as required. This should include any concerns arising from the service-users physical or mental health as appropriate. To carry out physical /anthropometrical measurements such as weight, height, waist circumference or alternative measurements e.g. Hand Grip Strength and provide feedback to the Dietitian both verbally and in written formats, as required. To contribute to the effective running of the service by providing and receiving information to/from other departments, e.g. catering department. Ensure this information is provided in the most effective way. i.e. telephone, fax, email or in writing. To ensure care plans are effectively communicated to service users, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team. To use a variety of verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by service users To document assessments and reviews and care plans in service users medical notes according to Trust policy including uploading documents onto service users medical records as required. To carry out specific duties that contribute to the assessment of service users healthcare needs as requested by the Dietitian. As directed by the Dietitian, maintain and train ward staff to keep accurate charts that contribute to the assessment of a service users nutritional intake and associated physical conditions e.g. diet and fluid charts, weight, oral intake and hand over formally to qualified dietitian. To prepare agreed assessment reports and treatment plans to assist the qualified practitioner with care planning. To send out written dietary information leaflets to patients and staff as instructed by Dietitian. To deliver the structured MUST training session to clinical staff on request. Help with general admin duties, including developing resources as required.