Paediatric Dietetic Assistant Practioner
6 days ago
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and flexible Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join our team. The post holder will join a small friendly team of dietitians, dietetic assistants and admin staff within Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust based at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site.
The role will include a range of tasks and work across the acute and paediatric teams at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. The role would suit applicants looking for learning and development opportunities.
You will undertake specific practical, clinical and administrative tasks which support nutrition and dietetic service delivery. This will include assisting with reviews of patients, weighing and measuring patients, completing malnutrition screening tools, administrative tasks, responding to enquiries from colleagues, patients/their parents and other healthcare professionals and supporting departmental wider project work.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
To manage a caseload of non-complex paediatric patients alongside the dietitian and support service improvement projects as directed by the clinical lead in the relevant areas.
To have a good understanding of and contribute to the effective running of the paediatric dietetics service.
To develop and maintain a basic knowledge of evidence-based practice, the common conditions you come across and national and local standards within your clinical areas.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients within your own scope of practice and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To work as an autonomous practitioner by planning and prioritising own workload according to locally agreed priority coding and supporting less experienced dietetic assistant practitioners to do the same.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) and use clinical reasoning skills to set nutritional goals for each patient.
To negotiate and agree dietary interventions with patients and their carers, using appropriate counselling and motivational skills to optimise the nutritional intake of patients.
To make recommendations for appropriate prescription of nutritional products according to local guidelines regarding the use of formula milks, nutritional supplements and other nutritional products.
To work within the international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes in support of the baby-friendly hospital initiative.
To ensure adequate monitoring and review of patients, ensuring any concerns are raised as appropriate to the dietitian.
To have insight to recognise and act appropriately if children or vulnerable clients are at risk or deemed to be in need.
To make appropriate follow up, discharge arrangements and outward referrals to other services in order to facilitate the safe and timely discharge/transfer of care as directed by the dietitians.
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records in line with BDA, Trust and department standards and provide statistics of patient contacts in a timely fashion.
To communicate with healthcare professionals with regards to incoming referrals to ensure all the necessary information is available.
To support the dietitians in discharge planning processes including making suitable arrangements for patients requiring home enteral feeding.
To act as the first point of contact for patients, health/social care professionals and members of the public with queries regarding the paediatric dietetics service.
To liaise with healthcare professionals at ward level, the wider community and across the network.
To liaise with catering department to ensure provision of suitable meals for inpatients on therapeutic diets.
To liaise with pharmacy, nursing and milk kitchen staff to ensure the availability and provision of appropriate specialised nutritional products and formulae at all times.
To communicate non-complex, specialised and sensitive information wit
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