Job summary
Exciting opportunity to b e part of a small but vital team working with special needs school nurses and the wider Children's Community Nursing services to provide support to children on home enteral feeds.
Post holder will work within a team and individually as a dietetic assistant supporting clinical paediatric dietitians working in the Local Care organisation. The post holder will work independently without direct supervision. Regular supervision is readily available. Car Driver/Owner and access to a vehicle for work every day is required.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietetic assistant to join our small, friendly, and dynamic community team.
This is a varied and interesting role which incorporates both patient facing work such as visiting patients at home and at clinical appointments; obtaining weights/heights; reviewing patients by telephone to check progress with feeding regimens; as well as office based tasks such as managing appointments, registering and managing patients orders for home enteral feeding equipment, handling enquiries, general team organisation and contribution to project work.
Based within the special needs school and community nursing team, we are responsible for providing dietetic support to infants and children who have complex health conditions and/or learning disabilities and whorequire tube feeding at home.
We work closely with the children, carers and families that we care for, and we also work alongside a broad multidisciplinary team including paediatricians, children's community nurses, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health visitors, and social workers; and we have good links with the hospital dietitians at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the surrounding community teams.
This post would ideally suit a person with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills who is looking for an opportunity to be an essential member of a forward-thinking and supportive dietetic service.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good knowledge of English language and mathematics
- Confident in basic IT systems (Microsoft Word/e-mail)
Desirable
- BDA Accredited Dietetic Support Worker
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a community dietetic service
Desirable
- Knowledge of home enteral feeding products
Training and Experience
Essential
- Familiar with healthcare environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in a dietetic service
- Working knowledge of using online feeding company records to order/monitor home enteral feeding products
- Experience of working with children/young people with disabilities/complex care needs
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
- IT literate - able to keep records according to Trust policy and to input data
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS and Microsoft Word
Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Team worker
- Good organisational skills
- Willing to learn new skills
Other
Essential
- Holds a valid driving license and has access to a vehicle for work every day
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good knowledge of English language and mathematics
- Confident in basic IT systems (Microsoft Word/e-mail)
Desirable
- BDA Accredited Dietetic Support Worker
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a community dietetic service
Desirable
- Knowledge of home enteral feeding products
Training and Experience
Essential
- Familiar with healthcare environment
Desirable
- Experience of working in a dietetic service
- Working knowledge of using online feeding company records to order/monitor home enteral feeding products
- Experience of working with children/young people with disabilities/complex care needs
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
- IT literate - able to keep records according to Trust policy and to input data
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS and Microsoft Word
Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Team worker
- Good organisational skills
- Willing to learn new skills
Other
Essential
- Holds a valid driving license and has access to a vehicle for work every day
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
