Dietetic Assistant

Are you interested in nutrition? Passionate about patient care? Come and join our enthusiastic and friendly team of 30 staff delivering services in acute and primary care and public health.

Within this role you will provide support to Dietitians within the department, with time spent across a variety of clinical areas including paediatrics and diabetes.

Dietetic Assistants assist Registered Dietitians to provide services by helping to ensure nutritional care plan are followed, carrying out reviews and also related tasks, including administration to support the broader nutrition and dietetics service from within hospitals and in the community. The Dietetic team undertake a range of activities such as outpatient clinics and staff and patient education sessions.

The role of the Dietetic Assistant is broad and diverse, main duties include:
1. To liaise with hospital in-patients, out-patients, care settings, ward staff, catering staff and dietitians in order to help ensure patients receive correct therapeutic diet, including modified menus, sip feeds, food supplements and snacks.

2. To provide direct and non-direct support to individual patients and carers under supervision of a Registered Dietitian. This will involve face to face contacts and phone calls; recording biochemistry, weight, height, appetite, nutrition screening outcome and checking compliance with treatment plans within departmental guidelines.

3. To exercise good personal time management through the effective organisation and prioritisation of allocated workload.

You will also assist with tasks related to dietetic care such as administration, managing essential resources and home enteral feed discharge systems.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.