Nutrition & Hydration Therapy Support Worker
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Job summary
The Nutrition, Dietetics & Speech and Language Therapy Services at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust are excited to recruit a to a nutrition and hydration therapy assistant practitioner to work primarily within a ward base for Older Adults.
This is an exciting role at an exciting time for Allied Health Professionals and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust as we seek to prepare for our move to the brand new Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital in 2024 bringing lots of opportunities for future development. We are looking for an innovative individual who is motivated by MDT working and keen to work in an acute ward based environment with Older Adults supporting our diverse population. Candidates will be joining a service at a time of considerable opportunity and this job should appeal to candidates wishing to pursue a clinical apprenticeship in Dietetics, or Speech and Language therapy.
Main duties of the job
You'll be joining our ambitious, forward-thinking therapies structure and the duties of this exciting role include supporting ward based care to service users. This may include promoting the importance of nutrition and hydration at a ward based level; supporting patient meal times, identifying service users with swallowing difficulties or who are at risk of malnutrition and dehydration and referring onto the dietetic/ speech and language therapy services. The post holder will be provided with training and will be expected to manage a ward based caseload and develop skills in first line nutritional support, use of oral nutritional supplements and meal time optimisation. With training; this may include advising service users and ward staff on meal time pacing, positioning and oral care. The role will be varied and it is likely that audit will be a key part of the role to support the optimal provision of food and drink to inpatients on an Older Adult ward on a day to day basis.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Details
Date posted
18 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
381-CT-5895953
Job locations
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell and West Birmingham
B71 4HJ
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell and West Birmingham
B71 4HJ
Employer's website
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