The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Dietetic Assistant

The closing date is 30 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Nutrition and Dietetic Services at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust for motivated individuals to join the Dietetic team as Band 4 Dietetic Assistant. The post is ideal for an individual with an interest in nutrition and health care, especially those who may want to train as a Dietitian in the future. Mid Yorkshire NHS Teaching Trust has been awarded new funding to implement and provide a dietetic-led Off-FP10 service for enteral (HEF) and oral nutritional support (ONS) across Wakefield Place. Working in partnership with Wakefield Health and Care Partnership and the ICS, this service will ensure all patients requiring nutritional support are referred to and reviewed/monitored by the dietetic team. This new development will provide a patient-centred, needs based service, which will allow seamless and more timely care for community patients who may require nutritional support intervention. The aim of the new service is to stop inappropriate prescribing of ONS (in line with NHS England intentions), ensure all patients receive timely and appropriate dietetic intervention and provided regular and ongoing training to all care homes across Wakefield Place. The service also aims to reduce health inequalities by ensuring improved access to dietetic support for all patients, regardless of location.

Main duties of the job

There are three full time permanent posts and will be based at either Pinderfields Hospital or Dewsbury Hospital but with some requirement to work cross-site as and when required. The main remit of the post will be supporting the Dietitians in the management of patients in the community for adult and/or paediatrics; this could include reviewing patients and undertaking telephone reviews for outpatients/telehealth clinics. The adult caseload will be based around nutritional support and malnutrition; the paediatric caseload may involve nutritional support; home enteral feeding; food allergies/intolerance. The dietetic department is fully committed to CPD and clinical supervision. As we take A, B and C students from Leeds Beckett University, the post holders will also be expected to support our student training programme. Interviews will be held on a face to face basis only.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000292

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

Qualifications

Essential

Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A-C English and Maths or equivalent.
Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or 60 credits level 4.

Desirable

Care certificate

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in nutrition delivering care and working in a health care and people centred environment.
Experience working as part of a team.
Experience in supervising others at work.

Desirable

Previous experience in NHS setting.
Experience of the impact of health and nutrition on lifestyle.
Previous experience of working with children or in a paediatric setting.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Awareness of own limitations. Able to escalate to a qualified member of staff any concerns regarding patient care or risk.
Experience of supervising others, and allocating appropriate workloads.

Desirable

Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills.
Evidence of specialist extended skills and competencies related to nutrition.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner.
Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
Able to delegate work appropriately.
Competent IT skills e.g. use Excel and word.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload to support autonomous working.
Ability to record accurately in patient notes
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

Able to educate patients and colleagues within scope of role.
Able to implement and evaluate treatment.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Confident, compassionate and caring nature
Empathetic
Reliable and Honest
Self-motivated
Flexible, adaptive and creative

Desirable

Motivation to learn and develop.

Other

Essential

Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment.
Must have full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

Qualifications

Essential

Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A-C English and Maths or equivalent.
Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or 60 credits level 4.

Desirable

Care certificate

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in nutrition delivering care and working in a health care and people centred environment.
Experience working as part of a team.
Experience in supervising others at work.

Desirable

Previous experience in NHS setting.
Experience of the impact of health and nutrition on lifestyle.
Previous experience of working with children or in a paediatric setting.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Awareness of own limitations. Able to escalate to a qualified member of staff any concerns regarding patient care or risk.
Experience of supervising others, and allocating appropriate workloads.

Desirable

Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills.
Evidence of specialist extended skills and competencies related to nutrition.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner.
Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
Able to delegate work appropriately.
Competent IT skills e.g. use Excel and word.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload to support autonomous working.
Ability to record accurately in patient notes
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

Able to educate patients and colleagues within scope of role.
Able to implement and evaluate treatment.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Confident, compassionate and caring nature
Empathetic
Reliable and Honest
Self-motivated
Flexible, adaptive and creative

Desirable

Motivation to learn and develop.

Other

Essential

Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment.
Must have full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click apply now to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

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.