HEN Assistant Practitioner Community Care

Locala Community Partnerships CIC; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous pension

Development opportunities

Job summary

Locala Health & Wellbeing invites applications for an Assistant Practitioner in Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) based in South Kirklees/Huddersfield. The role combines clinical support to Dietitians with patient-focused care in the community.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, assisting with feed regimes, nutritional planning, and monitoring. A strong emphasis on compassionate care, accurate records and effective communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience relevant to an Assistant Practitioner role and an understanding of nutrition and dietetic principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage clinical information, administrative tasks and competing priorities accurately.
• A compassionate, sensitive and professional approach when supporting people with complex health needs and their families.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team while taking responsibility for your own duties.
• A commitment to maintaining accurate records, following clinical guidance and delivering safe, high-quality care.
• A willingness to learn, develop your skills and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the service.

Responsibilities

• Supporting nutritional care: Assisting Dietitians with collecting relevant patient information and clinical data to inform individual feed regimes and nutritional planning.
• Coordinating nutritional supplies: Helping to order and monitor nutritional products, feeds, supplements and prescriptions in line with Dietitians' guidance.
• Managing patient information: Registering patients on relevant systems and maintaining accurate, timely clinical records using SystmOne and the Nutricia Homeward platform.
• Monitoring patient progress: Weighing patients using a range of equipment, including hoist, stand-on and wheelchair scales, and ensuring measurements and records are kept up to date.
• Delivering person-centred communication: Adapting your communication style to meet individual needs and demonstrating an understanding of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC).
• Supporting safe transitions home: Assisting with discharge arrangements for patients who require enteral feeding, helping to ensure the appropriate equipment, nutritional supplies and support are in place.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary working: Attending multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) and proactively sharing relevant information to support coordinated patient care.
• Supporting learning and development: Assisting with the training and placement experience of student Dietitians.

Skills

Assistant Practitioner experience

Nutrition/dietetic principles

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Record-keeping

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Learning and development

Job description

Locala Health & Wellbeing invites applications for an Assistant Practitioner in Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) based in South Kirklees/Huddersfield. The role combines clinical support to Dietitians with patient-focused care in the community.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, assisting with feed regimes, nutritional planning, and monitoring. A strong emphasis on compassionate care, accurate records and effective communication is essential.