Job summary
Applications will be capped and may close early once this cap is reached.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dietetic assistant to join the Children's Dietetic team at Nottingham Children's Hospital. The dietetic team is a team of around 30 consisting of dietitians ,dietetic assistants, dietetic technicians and administration staff. They look after infants, children and adolescents on special diets within the Children's Hospital across many specialities such as oncology, gastroenterology, renal and diabetes.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can communicate clearly in a variety of settings, has excellent IT and organisational skills, plus experience of working with people.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with the team to support patients and families' nutritional needs including having a key role in supporting patients on tube feeds at home. You will be a highly valued member of both the dietetic and specialist multidisciplinary teams (MDT) within the Nottingham Children's Hospital. You will also be responsible in coordinating and managing nutritional feed supplies across the department, ensuring efficient stock control and distribution ensuring the correct level of nutritional products on each ward. This includes lifting boxes of nutritional products up to 15kg to support deliveries at ward level.
The role will also work closely with all the dietitians in supporting administrative tasks including typing of letters and telephone calls to patients, carers and other other service users .
About us
With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and personal spec for more details
The post holder will work as a Dietetic Assistant within the Dietetic and Nutrition service under the guidance and supervision of qualified therapy staff.
The post holder will undertake monitoring of designated patients under the direction of the Dietitian as well as associated administrative tasks to support patient care.
The post holder will help with Planning, delivering and evaluating educational and health promotion activities.
The post holder will be responsible for stock management of nutritional products
The post holder will work alongside others engaged in the delivery of patient care working within the departmental structure and under the supervision of the appropriate team leader.
The post holder may be based on either campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and personal spec for more details
The post holder will work as a Dietetic Assistant within the Dietetic and Nutrition service under the guidance and supervision of qualified therapy staff.
The post holder will undertake monitoring of designated patients under the direction of the Dietitian as well as associated administrative tasks to support patient care.
The post holder will help with Planning, delivering and evaluating educational and health promotion activities.
The post holder will be responsible for stock management of nutritional products
The post holder will work alongside others engaged in the delivery of patient care working within the departmental structure and under the supervision of the appropriate team leader.
The post holder may be based on either campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy such as Maths and English grades A-C
- Evidence of personal development in current or previous role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- Working in a healthcare setting
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Able to plan and organise own workload
Communication
Essential
- Good verbal, non verbal and written skills
- Able to work as part of a team
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources to problem solve
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to use computer keyboards and relevant computer programmes such as word, powerpoint
- Able to carry out anthropometric measurements, including patients' weight and height accurately using relevant equipment such as large scales and equipment. (training will be given)
- Able to order, coordinate and move stock ensuring that health and safety and moving and handling procedures are adhered to. (Weights of up to 15kilo)
desirable
Essential
- Abilty to drive and have use of a car for home visits
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy such as Maths and English grades A-C
- Evidence of personal development in current or previous role
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
Desirable
- Working in a healthcare setting
Planning and Organisation
Essential
- Able to plan and organise own workload
Communication
Essential
- Good verbal, non verbal and written skills
- Able to work as part of a team
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources to problem solve
Physical Skills
Essential
- Able to use computer keyboards and relevant computer programmes such as word, powerpoint
- Able to carry out anthropometric measurements, including patients' weight and height accurately using relevant equipment such as large scales and equipment. (training will be given)
- Able to order, coordinate and move stock ensuring that health and safety and moving and handling procedures are adhered to. (Weights of up to 15kilo)
desirable
Essential
- Abilty to drive and have use of a car for home visits
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.