Dietetic Assistant Practitioner - Acute / Community

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to assess and deliver nutrition treatment plans for inpatients at George Eliot Hospital. The role involves training staff in nutrition management and working closely with healthcare teams. You will be supported to build competencies in care planning, with a focus on both acute and community settings. Join a trusted organization rated outstanding by the CQC, known for its inclusive and compassionate approach to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of presenting information to groups.
• Ability to manage your own time and work independently.
• Good administration and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver nutrition treatment plans for inpatients.
• Train staff in nutrition and hydration management.
• Work with catering and nursing staff to meet nutritional standards.
• Undertake administrative duties.
• Support development work within the Acute Team.

Skills

Good communication skills

Time management

Administrative skills

IT skills

Experience presenting to groups

Job description

Role Overview

To assess, plan and deliver nutrition treatment plans and undertake reviews for inpatients at George Eliot Hospital (GEH) within the remit of the role.

To assist in the planning and delivery of training to ward staff, both virtually and in person. The purpose of this training is to empower healthcare staff to be able to identify and manage malnutrition and dehydration appropriately.

To work closely with catering, nursing and dietetic staff at GEH to support them with meeting the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) Regulation 14: Meeting Nutritional and Hydration needs and the Warwickshire Nutrition & Hydration Standards 2018.

To undertake administrative duties as required.

To work independently (support and guidance accessible) in the acute setting.

To be involved in development work within the Acute Team, this could include resource development, newsletters and updates.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly team to support delivery of nutrition advice to patients on wards at George Eliot Hospital and in the community for patients in their own homes and care homes. The role will be split 50:50 between acute and community. You should have experience of working with people, ideally in a healthcare setting.

As well as delivering advice to patients, you will set up and deliver training to staff to help meet the nutrition and hydration needs of inpatients and care home residents.

You will be supported and trained to meet competencies to enable you to provide care plans for patients on the wards and in care homes.

Please note, this role will be reimbursed at band 3 level until the necessary competencies and qualifications are obtained.

Ideal Candidate

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have experience of presenting information to groups of people
• Have good communication skills
• Are able to manage your own time and work independently
• Have good administration and IT skills

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2