Dietetic Assistant

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Dietetic Assistant, Band 4

Cross-site: Chelsea and West Middlesex (Shuttle bus provided between sites)


To be the Dietetic Assistant for Bariatric and Weight Management services at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust and support the delivery of a specialised and comprehensive nutrition and dietetic service within the specialism of Bariatric Surgery.


  • Assist, support and work under the direction of qualified dietitians
  • Record patient information accurately
  • Collect and analyse data as part of the departmental audit programme
  • Carry out administrative duties within the department
  • Work as an effective member of the dietetic team and contribute to the development of the dietetic service.
  • Provide advice to new and follow up patients


The post holder will provide dietetic assessment, treatment and management along with the Dietitian, with a designated caseload of patients and maintain up to date dietetic records.

They will use evidence based principles and current best practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate dietetic interventions.


The service is currently reviewing the working pattern for therapy posts which may include seven day working and cross site working.

We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country.

We're also one of the top trusts to work for, our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.


Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'.

We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate.

We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.


CLINICAL

  • Assist the chronic disease dietitians with patient assessment and treatment and follow up as designated. You will be supervised by a qualified dietitian
  • To carry out assessments for bariatric and weight management patients which involves, weight, height and calculation of BMI, diet history analysis, information provision and be able to communicate assessment to the bariatric multidisciplinary team
  • To lead patient group education sessions supervised by the bariatric dietitians
  • Assess patient's progress on the preoperative bariatric pathway and liaise with the bariatric multidisciplinary team. This will require interaction with patients of varying ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • To use a range of verbal and nonverbal communication tools when communicating with patients/carers to maximise the patient understands of information being provided. This will include communication with people who speak English as a second language, through the use of an interpreter
  • Liaise with patients' carers/relatives to obtain specific information under the direction of a qualified dietitian
  • To plan and prioritise patient caseload
  • To update patient/client records
  • To devise educational materials with a clear evidence base, and that are acceptable to users of the service and their carers
  • To work within departmental procedures and standards
  • To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of work, including the management of patients in your care
  • To show an awareness of own limitations in knowledge, skills and abilities and be confident to escalate or discuss as needed to a qualified dietitian or line manager.
  • To attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings

PROFESSIONAL

  • To participate in formal and informal training programmes and defined patient group education sessions on nutrition and dietetics for groups of patients or other healthcare professionals (e.g. Nurse Induction, tutorials to ward staff, student induction, pre op education).
  • To develop and improve clinical and nonclinical expertise through continuous professional development, and to maintain a portfolio of relevant activities.
  • To participate and contribute to the clinical governance activities within the department including the regular audit programmes currently in place.
  • To contribute to the induction of students and new assistants into the department.
  • To ensure that all mandatory training is completed within the required timescales.
  • To participate in the Performance Development Review system as and be responsible

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