Healthcare Support Worker Paediatric Weight Management

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide highly skilled specialised support under the direction of a Senior Dietitian supporting Children and Families in the Paediatric Weight Management Service. The post-holder will develop, organise, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate education training packages for Families in community locations and home settings, under the guidance of the team Dietitian and other members of the Multi-disciplinary Team as appropriate. The post-holder will have delegated responsibility within an agreed framework with a degree of autonomy. The post-holder will be responsible and accountable for these tasks. The post holder will also support the wider MDT as appropriate. Under the direction of a Senior dietitian, the post-holder is a trained member of staff who will be required to work in an unsupervised capacity. They will be responsible for the development and organisation of nutrition training to Children and Families within an agreed framework. In addition, the post-holder will provide an access route for Children and Young People to engage in Nutrition Skills training, already delivered by the Public Health Community Dietetic Service, such as Nutrition skills for life.

The post holder will:

1. To plan and prioritise own workload on a day-to-day basis under the direction of the supervising Dietitian.
2. To assist Dietitians in their role by undertaking specific tasks as directed by the supervising Dietitian working within the BDA Professional Code of Conduct for Dietetic Assistants.
3. To be able to communicate appropriately and effectively at all levels with the client/client group and all those involved in the programme
4. To assist and deliver community based nutrition interventions for parents, carers/staff/other agencies, under the direction of appropriate senior qualified staff.
5. To work safely and appropriately in an unsupervised capacity as part of the Paediatric weight management team
6. To work with clients and colleagues from diverse cultural and ethnic groups, and

Respect personal beliefs and identity of individuals

Promote individual rights and choice

Promote anti-discriminatory practice

1. To be involved in planning, reviewing and progression of community based nutrition programmes in line with recognised set guidelines.
2. To be involved in activities provided by the Paediatric weight management team that lead to uptake of healthy choices and a healthier balanced diet
3. To motivate, guide and encourage parents/carers/children and young people to participate in activities and monitor their progress during the programme and reporting findings to the relevant qualified staff member.
4. To contribute to the maintenance of adequate notes on client group or activity progress, with guidance from qualified staff.
5. To send relevant information to client groups as directed by the qualified staff
6. To be competent in the use of practical food resources, with sufficient cookery skills
7. To undertake the inputting of information into the computerised evaluation database
8. To participate in team meetings to discuss programme progress and ensure that feedback is given to relevant bodies or groups.
9. To respect and adhere to the code of confidentiality.
10. To promote and support clients rights, by promoting individual choice and respecting their beliefs

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oGood general education. oEnglish/Mathematics GCSE or equivalent qualification oRelevant higher education qualification with nutrition component e.g. level 2 Food and Nutrition Skills or NVQ 3 / foundation degree or equivalent

Desirable

• oBasic Food Hygiene certificate oManual Handling Training

Skills

Essential

• oGood oral and written communication skills oAbility to organise and collate data. oAbility to prioritise work under pressure oGood interpersonal skills oNumerate - able to do simple calculations oGood time management skills Computer skills oAbility to work with people with diverse social and health care needs in hospital and community settings oBasic cooking skills

Desirable

• oExperience of working with community groups oExperience of working with young children and/or families
• oUnderstanding of health promotion practice oUnderstanding of approaches to improving healthy choices in the early years setting oAwareness of local cultures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Riverside Health Centre

Wellington Street, Canton

Cardiff

CF11 9SH

Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)