Impactful Home Enteral Nutrition Assistant Practitioner

Locala Community Partnerships Cic; Newtown; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Locala Health & Wellbeing is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join the Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Team in South Kirklees on a permanent basis. You will support Dietitians and Nurses to deliver safe, person-centred nutritional care at patients' homes.

You will collect clinical data, coordinate feeds and prescriptions, maintain records in SystmOne and Nutricia Homeward, and help with discharge planning and home-based care.

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.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage clinical information, administrative tasks and competing priorities.
• Compassionate, sensitive and professional approach when supporting people with complex health needs.
• Willingness to learn, develop your skills and contribute to service improvement.

Responsabilités

• Provide clinical and administrative support to the HEN Team.
• Assist Dietitians with collecting patient information and data for feed regimes.
• Help order and monitor nutritional products, feeds and prescriptions.
• Register patients on systems and maintain accurate clinical records (SystmOne, Homeward).
• Weigh patients using equipment and keep records up to date.
• Support communication with patients, families, and AAC needs.
• Assist with discharge planning and home transitions for enteral feeding.
• Attend MDTs and share information to support patient care.
• Support training and placement for student Dietitians.

Connaissances

Nutrition principles understanding

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Empathy and professionalism

Willingness to learn

Full UK driving licence

Outils

SystmOne

Nutricia Homeward

Description du poste

Locala Health & Wellbeing is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join the Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Team in South Kirklees on a permanent basis. You will support Dietitians and Nurses to deliver safe, person-centred nutritional care at patients' homes.

You will collect clinical data, coordinate feeds and prescriptions, maintain records in SystmOne and Nutricia Homeward, and help with discharge planning and home-based care.