Dietetic Assistant Practitioner (Community)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join their Community Dietetic team. This role, based in Cwmbran, involves supporting patients at risk of malnutrition and completing administrative tasks. The ideal candidate should possess good communication skills, a relevant education background, and enthusiasm for nutrition in a healthcare setting. Training is provided, making this role suitable for those looking to grow in the field.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Understanding of the role of nutrition in health and disease.
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Experience in the NHS.
• Experience with chronic medical conditions.
• Experience in the inpatient setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the care of patients at risk of malnutrition.
• Carry a delegated caseload with supervision.
• Complete administrative tasks to support patient care.

Skills

Good written communication skills

Ability to apply nutrition knowledge

IT skills

Audit skills

Education

Relevant higher education qualification with nutrition component or equivalent

5 GCSE's or equivalent

Level 4 qualification in health related subject

Job description

Dietetic Assistant Practitioner (Community)

Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Dietetics ABUHB

We are seeking a new member of the Community Dietetic team to support the work of the Community Dietitians. This post is fixed term for one year until 31/12/26 due to a maternity leave within the service and would suit someone who is organised, likes to work in a community healthcare environment and enjoys working in a caring role. We would value a candidate with good communication skills who can champion the importance of nutrition in the healthcare setting with enthusiasm. Although some existing knowledge of nutrition and experience working in the care setting will be of benefit, training will be provided - your ability to work as part of a team and provide care in a compassionate manner are most important.

The successful candidate will support the care of patients at risk of malnutrition in our community hospital settings, carrying a delegated caseload with supervision from a registered dietitian. Some experience working in the inpatient setting would therefore be of benefit.

Main duties of the job

This role sits as part of the Community Dietetic Team based in Ty Gwent, ABUHB Community office space in Llantarnam, Cwmbran. You will work as part of the team of dietetic staff covering community dietetic work.

Our ideal candidate will also enjoy completing administrative tasks to support patient care and therefore have good IT skills.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Skills and ability

• Good written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to apply nutrition knowledge practically in a clinical situation
• Ability to use word processing software, spreadsheets and database soft ware to maintain patient data
• audit skills

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education qualification with nutrition component or equivalent e.g NVQ/Level3
• Good general education 5 GCSE's or equivalent
• Level 4 qualification e.g. foundation degree or advances apprenticeship in health related subject

Experience/Knowledge

• Understanding of the role of nutrition in health and disease
• Experience working as part of a team
• Experience in the NHS
• Experience of working with people who have chronic medical conditions
• Experience working in the inpatient setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.