Dietetic Assistant/Support Worker
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,760.00 to £27,476.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25760.00 - £27476.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, RH16 4EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0459 |
Summary
Organising (selecting, inviting, setting up), running and evaluating lunch club on the unit. Introducing the menu's/ available options for long stay patients and assisting patients to make appropriate menu choices which are in line with speech and language therapy recommendations. Taste trials for patients who require nutritional supplements. Maintaining stock levels for nutritional shakes and soups for the wards. Monitoring and supporting patients with a malnutrition universal screening tool scores of 1 with an appropriate nutrition plan. Keeping the database of patients nutritional scores up to date to assist with prioritising patient reviews for the Dietitian/dieteticassistant. See Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Please note: This role does not meet theminimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered.