[ref. d50440500] Dietetic Support Worker
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated individual who is organised, has good communication skills and is a team player. The work will involve supporting the dietitians who work on the adult wards at Northampton General Hospital. You will support referral management and triage, complete nutritional assessment of patients and review care plans put in place by the dietitian.You will work closely with the dietitians and there will be an opportunity for you to support student and staff training in the MDT and become involved and dietetic promotions and campaigns.
Please note that sponsorship is not available for this part-time position as it does not meet the UKVI eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa.
Main duties of the job
Leading on the management of the referral for patients requiring dietetic intervention using the established referral process:
- accepting the referral and when indicated communicating back to the referrer,
- registering the patient onto the system and prioritising based on level of nutritional risk.
Clinical decision making without direct supervision is required but you will have access to advice and support from more senior staff.
Providing direct patient consultations under the supervision of the Dietitian:
- screen new referrals and gather information for the Dietitian
- review an established plan of care and discussing the effectiveness of the plan and any changes with the individual’s treatment plan and their related condition/illness with the care team.
- support the dietitian in the discharge process, e.g. patients transitioning to the home enteral team
You will identify specific precautions or contraindications to the proposed interventions / treatments and take the appropriate action.
Supporting the department by ensuring stocks of oral nutritional supplements are available and within expiry date. This will entail communicating with nutritional companies and the hospital procurement to request products.
Inputting patient diet history records for computer dietary analysis, using knowledge of food portion sizes and calorific values to ensure accurate results are achieved. Store new foods into dietary analysis program for further use.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
range of communication skills
Essential criteria- competent verbal and non verbal commt skills demonstrated
- experience of working in health care
professional skills
Essential criteria- demonstrate organisational and problem solving skills skills, team player
- can offer good examples to show professional skills applied
Important Information
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours.Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.