Nutritional Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in North Shields is looking for a passionate Nutrition Assistant to support patients with their nutritional needs within the Gastroenterology Team. The position involves assisting with mealtimes, monitoring nutritional support, and ensuring high clinical standards. This role is ideal for motivated individuals interested in promoting patient care in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Staff health and well-being programme

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to lease car and home electronics scheme

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
• Accountability in professional conduct.
• Ability to assist with mealtimes and feeding patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified nursing staff with nutritional support.
• Audit nutritional interventions and report to nursing staff.
• Monitor stock levels of nutritional supplements.

Skills

Patient care

Nutritional support

Record keeping

Teamwork

Job description

Ward 15 is a busy 26 bedded unit which meets the needs of adult patients requiring in hospital treatment for a range of gastroenterology and medical patients. We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nutrition Assistant to work within our Gastroenterology Team, providing support to patients with their nutritional needs.

• Assist the qualified nursing staff in providing physical nutritional support for patients, including assisting with mealtimes and promoting additional nutritional snacks.
• Assist patients with ordering their meals and feeding patients where appropriate.
• Audit all nutritional interventions and report on nutritional intake to nursing staff.
• Keep an updated record of additional nutritional support provided.
• Monitor stock levels of nutritional supplements and snacks and order appropriately.
• Exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Maintain high clinical standards.
• Promote nutrition in the ward.

What We Offer

We offer a range of staff benefits, including an extensive staff health and well-being programme, support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups, a range of flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave and pension scheme, and access to lease car and home electronics scheme.

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview, please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.