Paediatric Ketogenic Dietetic Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assist the supervising Dietitian in developing nutrition care plans and providing nutritional care or dietetics service to patients
• Communicate nutrition care plans to patients/ and or carers
• Identify individuals with nutritional needs using predetermined criteria eg: nutrition screening tool
• Calculate nutrient and energy intake values and assist in evaluating information from food diaries
• Deliver education to patients and carers concerning nutrition concepts and desired changes in eating habits
• Assist in the developments and delivery education and training programmes
• Assist with the follow up of patients, such by telephone review or appropriate clinic review.
• To become proficient in the use of Ketogenic software to create recipes for patients according to prescriptions
• To be help create and trial new recipes for the Ketogenic Diets
• To help organise and run patient support groups
• To become competent in the use of blood ketone monitors and train patients and carers in the use of them.
• Arrange home enteral feeding discharges, under the supervision of the relevant Dietitian, including providing pump training and ordering supplies from the relevant nutrition company, and liaison with local community services.
• Liaise with catering and patients to ensure the provision of special diets to appropriate patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• -GCSE qualification or equivalent qualification in Maths, English and Basic sciences

Desirable

• -Qualification equivalent to NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene and Food Safety
• -Any relevant healthcare qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• -Up to date knowledge of infant feeding and related practices

Desirable

• -Experience of working within the NHS
• -Experience of working with sick children

Skills

Essential

• -Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• -Ability to interact with patients and parents maintaining patient confidentiality at all times
• -Ability to work as part of a team
• -Computer literacy
• -Able to work in a self directed way
• -Ability to manage own time effectively
• -Able to work precisely and accurately

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Tooting, London

SW190QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)