Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
Due to permanent investment from our successful project of ‘Implementing the national timed oesophago-gastric cancer pathway’ across Greater Manchester, we are looking for a part-time Dietetic Assistants to support our ongoing work.

The role will ensure that every patient with an UGI cancer diagnosis receives timely nutritional monitoring and advice preparing them for their treatment pathway.

You will join our expanding Gastro Dietetic Team consisting of an ACP, 4 Band 7s, 9 Band 6s, 1 Band 5 and 3 Dietetic assistants.

**Main duties of the job**:
The role will involve working alongside the Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant in UGI cancer to deliver the best possible care for patients across GM. You will support our patients during diagnosis; preparing them for oncological and surgical treatment as part of the OG cancer pathway.

The role will involve face-face contact with inpatients including delivery of our snack round and arranging home enteral feed discharges, You will have your own outpatient caseload of follow up calls to assess tolerance to supplements and dietetic treatment plan. This is a primarily clinical role but will include administrative tasks associated with the management of UGI patients.

A formal Assistant Practitioner qualification is desirable, but a similar alternative qualification would be accepted and willingness to work towards this qualification.

We require a motivated, compassionate and dynamic person to work within this established service. Ideally you will have experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team, experience of treating patients and working in an acute setting with patients. Good communication skills, empathy and flexibility are essential qualities.

**Working for our organisation**:

- Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 5 GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths

**Desirable criteria**:

- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in healthcare
- Enteral tube feeding training

**Knowledge and experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Understands the role of nutrition and hydration in relation to health and disease
- Previous experience of working in healthcare

**Desirable criteria**:

- Familiar and experienced with working on a ward
- Enteral tube feeding
- Experience of feeding or supporting patients at mealtimes

**Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- IT skills including Word and Excel
- Good communication skills

**Desirable criteria**:

- Working within an MDT or team working

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