Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
| Posting date: | 05 February 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: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-26-0147 |
Summary
To obtain patients biochemical results using the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System as requested by Dietitians using defined criteria. To review patients assessed to be at low or moderate risk of malnutrition, who have been assessed by Dietitians. To encourage patients to eat and drink their prescribed nutrition to maximise their nutritional intake and status. To liaise with Dietitians and ward staff regarding patients monitoring and progress. To review prescriptions of nutritional supplements and snacks within agreed boundaries. To calculate nutritional requirements for protein and energy. To process communications with GP's to arrange supplements in the community as requested by the Dietitian To deliver feeding products and equipment to wards for patients being discharged on artificial feeding as requested by Dietitians and community nutrition nurses and register patients on the internet based database To register patients on the internet based database for enteral feed and ancillary deliveries To provide telephone follow-up for patients as selected by the Dietitians To actively participate in the nutrition review process for in-patients. To develop dietetic displays for in-patients and to raise the profile of the Dietetic Department as required. To measure patients anthropometry (i.e. Mid upper arm circumference, mid arm muscle circumference, hand grip dynamometry and bed scale weights) in selected patients to monitor nutritional status For Further Information Please See Attached Job Description