Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 3 Dietetic Support Worker

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service for an enthusiastic support worker who is keen to develop their skills in nutrition care. This is a permanent, full time post.The post holders will be based within the Primary Care Team within Nutrition and Dietetics.

This post will work closely with Dietitians and other Dietetic Assistant Practioners to support the team working in Community Hospitals across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

You will join the existing team working closely with the multidisciplinary team in the Community Health Services Directorate to ensure high quality nutrition care is delivered by the whole team through arranging educational sessions, delivery of group sessions.

The Dietetic Service (Community) has a team of approximately 70 staff working in primary care, mental health, public health and home enteral nutrition and is made up of dietitians, community nutritionists, dietetic support workers and support team staff covering the population of LLR.

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills and an ability to manage own workload.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dedicated, innovative and highly organised individual to join our growing and experienced team.

You will support the Dietetic team in working in the Community Hospitals providing a service to the wards. As a Dietetic Support Worker you will support the dietetic team to provide a service to inpatients assisting both the Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant Practioners with the delivery of individual dietetic care plans and staff education programmes.

You will be part of a highly regarded and friendly dietetic team which is currently going through a period of expansion due to additional investment.

The team is currently supported by 2 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners. Dietitians and a Dietetic Team Leader.

Why apply? You will get:

Weekly CPD!
Regular supervision!
Generous annual leave entitlement
Free physiotherapy
Lease car scheme
And more!

This role will include working within a multi-disciplinary team. The role supports the education of both staff, patients and carers and ongoing monitoring to promote nutrition within this population group

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-24-0327

Job locations

OSL House

Leicester

Leicestershire

le19 1xu

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE or O Level English and Maths
NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience in a relevant field

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the NHS or a healthcare-related environment
Experience of different ways of workload management and delivering services
Experience of working both independently and as part of a team
Experience of delivering teaching/training in a variety of settings

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Has skills in time management, setting priorities and managing a workload/caseload.
Computer literate.
Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups.
Is able to work as part of a team and also on own initiative.

Mobility

Essential

Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE or O Level English and Maths
NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience in a relevant field

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the NHS or a healthcare-related environment
Experience of different ways of workload management and delivering services
Experience of working both independently and as part of a team
Experience of delivering teaching/training in a variety of settings

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Has skills in time management, setting priorities and managing a workload/caseload.
Computer literate.
Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups.
Is able to work as part of a team and also on own initiative.

Mobility

Essential

Own transport or suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

OSL House

Leicester

Leicestershire

le19 1xu

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

OSL House

Leicester

Leicestershire

le19 1xu

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)