Dietetic Assistant

Great Ormond Street Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has a permanent Band 4 Dietetic Assistant role within the Oncology, Haematology and BMT services, supporting a multidisciplinary team and paediatric patients aged 0-19 years.

The role covers inpatient and outpatient reviews, home enteral feeding support, dietetic input, and quality improvement work, with opportunities for professional development and application for the dietetic apprenticeship.

Qualifications

• Education to A-level standard or equivalent.
• Experience in a dietetic or NHS environment is desirable.
• Experience in using databases or information systems.
• Ability to work in a busy, pressurised environment.
• Understanding of Health & Safety at Work Act and Equality & Diversity issues.

Responsibilities

• Support the Dietetic Department to deliver high quality clinical service to paediatric patients aged 0–19 years.
• Inpatient and outpatient reviews and assessments.
• Arrange set up of home enteral tube feeds.
• Communicate with healthcare professionals and administrative tasks.
• Perform audits and service evaluations to ensure high quality care.

Skills

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Communication

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Autonomy

Education

Education to A-level or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant at the world-famous Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. The post is a permanent position working primarily within the Oncology, Haematology and BMT services. You would also fulfil duties across the wider department of over 70 staff who work across a wide range of highly specialist clinical areas.

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team providing support to a world-class Dietetic Service in additional to completing administrative services, to paediatric patients between 0-19 years. You would also be asked to cover the special feed unit when cover is needed.

You would be encouraged to take part in clinical service evaluation and quality improvement project work and where eligible may be considered for future development of the role such as applying for the dietetic apprenticeship. This role includes supporting the Dietitians to deliver specialised dietetic input, develop treatment plans and support home enteral feeding discharges.

Main duties of the job

You will support the Dietetic Department, working with highly specialised Dietitians providing a high quality, effective and efficient clinical service to complex in and outpatients across the paediatric age range 0-19 years.

You may be involved in both inpatient and outpatient reviews and assessments, telephone consultations, arranging set up of home enteral tube feeds, formulating/ordering specialised meals, communication with healthcare professionals and administrative tasks, as well as audits and service evaluations to ensure that the Dietetic Department can deliver high quality care.

Working for our organisation

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria

• GOSH Values

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria

• Education to A-level standard or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• IT/administrative qualifications

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Working in a pressurised environment with day-to-day responsibility for use of department’s resources
• Experience of using databases or information systems

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a dietetic department
• Experience of working in an office environment
• Understanding of the structure of an NHS Organisation
• Understanding of Health & Safety at Work Act, Equality & Diversity issues and all other relevant statutory regulations
• Background in nutrition

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work autonomously, and act on own initiative
• Ability to communicate with all staff in a multidisciplinary setting
• Ability to communicate with people form a diverse background
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to take ownership and resolve problems
• Excellent communication skills