Dietetic Assistant

Nhs-1; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No smoking policy

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an enthusiastic individual to join the Dietetic team at Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness. The post supports inpatients and outpatients, with involvement in nutrition assessment and patient education.

The role offers development opportunities, with a focus on nutrition and healthcare in a busy district general hospital setting.

Qualifications

• GCSE English or equivalent.
• GCSE Mathematics or equivalent.
• NVQ level 2 or 3 in health and social care.
• Interest in Nutrition.
• Interest in Health Care.
• Experience of working in health care.

Responsibilities

• Support the dietetic team in providing a service to inpatients and outpatients with direct patient contact.
• Assist in assessment of nutritional status and implement dietitian recommendations.
• Provide practical advice and encouragement for nutritional well-being.
• Work with dietitians to ensure safe discharge of patients.
• Undertake general administrative duties for the department.

Skills

Prioritisation

Team working

Communication skills

Basic IT skills

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

NVQ in health and social care

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 3

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

We have an exciting role on offer for an enthusiastic person to join our friendly and supportive Dietetic team at Furness General Hospital, Barrow in Furness. The post will provide an excellent opportunity for the successful post holder to develop knowledge and experience in a busy district general hospital.

This post would be suited to an enthusiastic and well motivated person lookin g to develop their interest in n utrition and healthcare along with their interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the dietetic team in providing a service to inpatients and outpatients with direct patient contact in both settings. In addition, the post holder will support the dietetic team with general administrative duties and the day to day running of the department.

Please see job description for further details.

Working for our organisation

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work under the direction of managing Dietitian to assist in providing a Nutrition and Dietetic service to in-patients by:

assisting in the assessment of the nutritional status of individuals and act on the recommendations made by the Dietitian to maintain/improve nutritional status and quality of life

acting as a source of practical advice and encouragement in the management of the nutritional well being of non-complex patients presenting with both acute and chronic disease states

working with the Dietitians and other agencies to ensure smooth, safe discharge of patients

working as part of the dietetic clinical team in accordance with the protocols, procedures and evidence based literature of the dietetic service and the Trust

keeping accurate, legible and timely records of all interventions

Undertake general administrative duties to support the day to day running of the department

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• GCSE English or equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics or equivalent
• NVQ level 2 or 3 in health and social care

Experience

• Evidence of an interest in Nutrition
• Evidence of an interest in Health Care
• Experience of working in health care
• Experience of working with the public

skills, ability and knowledge

• Evidence of prioritisation skills
• Evidence of team working skills
• Ability to gather relevant information from a variety of sources
• Evidence of effective communication skills
• Basic IT skills
• Basic Nutrition knowledge
• Basic Health Care knowledge
• Awareness of the roles of other health and care professionals

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.