Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

The post holder will support with a defined caseload of patients and will offer support to the dietitians working within the renal team. This will include performing routine dietetic reviews to ensure dietetic care plans are being followed.

You will be able to give advice under supervision from the dietitian on nutritional interventions for symptom control and disease management.

The post holder will be required to assist in delivering patient and staff education programmes and supervision to student dietitians.

Successful candidates who have previously worked as a Band 3 Dietetic Assistant will be supported through your Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner competencies.

For successful candidates who have never worked as a Band 3 Dietetic Assistant will undertake our progression programme of competencies and learning as a Band 3 Dietetic Assistant before commencing in the band 4 Assistant Practitioner post.

Main duties of the job

The Nutrition & Dietetic Department is a large forward thinking department based across 2 acute hospital sites and is currently managed in 9 teams.

We are looking to recruit casual band 4 dietetic assistant practitioners to work within the renal team.

Undertaking dietetic reviews under the direction of a registered dietitian ensuring patients are meeting their nutritional requirements and making progress in achieving their dietetic goals.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.