Dietetic Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 March 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 March 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L13 4AW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-26-0259 |
Summary
CLINICAL 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 measurements such as weight, height, waist circumference or alternative measurements 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 due to their mental health needs. 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 triage referrals Assist qualified Dietitian to facilitate weight management and diabetes education. Help with general admin duties, including developing resources as required PROFFESSIONAL To participate in the Dietetic Teams performance framework and work towards meeting identified goals and objectives. To act, at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Comply with trust policy and ensure that all interactions with service users are in line with this e.g. Manual Handling. Under the guidance and supervision of a Dietitian, to make accurate and appropriate entries into health records. To assist the qualified practitioner to prepare reports and protocols. To participate in Dietetic meetings and MDT staff meetings to assist effective two-way communication when required. To seek advice and further training, if appropriate. To make the Dietitian aware of any incidents arising during own span of duty and carry out any actions arising from this as directed. To participate, as directed in the induction of new staff. To provide supervision and guidance to support staff. To participate in the support, education and training of support staff.