Dietetic Support Worker

NHS; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated community dietetic team in a rewarding role as a Dietetic Support Worker. This position offers a unique opportunity to provide nutritional care and support to patients, emphasizing enteral feeding and nutrition support. You'll engage in both administrative tasks and patient-facing duties, ensuring high-quality care in a dynamic healthcare environment. With a strong focus on mentoring and development, this role is perfect for those passionate about nutrition and patient care. Enjoy a supportive workplace with excellent training opportunities and a commitment to staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Occupational Health Support

Paid Mandatory Training

Professional Development Programs

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Competency in written & oral communication is essential.
• Knowledge of special diets and health is required.

Responsibilities

• Support dietitians with practical tasks and administrative duties.
• Conduct audits and stock checks of nutritional products.

Skills

Communication Skills

Support for Dietitians

Anthropometric Skills

Education

Good General Education (GCSE)

Level 3 Qualification in Healthcare or Nutrition

Tools

IT Systems

Booking Systems

Job description

Would you like to help the community dietetic team provide nutritional care to patients?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietetic Support Worker with a strong interest in enteral feeding, nutrition support & community Dietetics to work as part of the ABUHB Community Dietetics Team. We are an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with a strong ethos of mentoring and development.

We rely on our support staff to help us monitor and review the nutritional intake of some of the patients under our care.

The post holder will require advanced communication skills to provide a specialist service for the patients as well as being able to effectively report on the service to key stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is organised and likes to work in a dynamic and fast-paced community healthcare environment and enjoys completing administrative tasks to support patient care. There will also be opportunities to work in a patient-facing capacity, and therefore those who enjoy working in a caring role, have good communication skills, and can champion the importance of nutrition in healthcare with enthusiasm would be an ideal fit.

You will carry out organisational or administrative tasks as designated by the registered dietitian or administrative lead, e.g., register patients on the Home Enteral Feeding system; audit, relocate, and return enteral feeding pumps across the wards; stock checks of nutritional products on the ward.

Whilst based at Ty Gwent in Cwmbran, this post holder will work with the team of community dietitians across the main ABUHB hospitals. Travel to patients' homes will be required.

If you think this post could be for you, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organization with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty 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, including paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programs, opportunities to complete recognized qualifications, and professional career pathways, including management development programs. We promote flexible working, support a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and have 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. 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 can find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or click 'Apply now' to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Competency in written & oral communication
• Knowledge of special diets & health

Skills

• Ability to support Dietitians / health professionals with practical tasks
• Anthropometric skills

Experience

• Experience working with IT systems & booking systems
• Experience working with a team / independently and using own initiative
• Experience working in a care/healthcare setting
• Experience of group education or teaching
• Experience with anthropometrics

Qualifications

• Good general education (English or Maths GCSE or equivalent)
• Level 3 qualification in healthcare or nutrition-related subject or relevant experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a disclosure check will be required.

Salary: £24,433 to £26,060 per annum, pro-rata