Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

4 months ago


StocktononTees, United Kingdom North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Do you have a passion for heling others and an interest in food and dietetics?

Do you like working in a supportive department which emphasises high quality patient care, quality improvement and work life balance?

You will be joining a forward thinking department which is valued and respected throughout the Trust. Our vision is ‘to provide the best health care for everyone in our population’ through the delivery of Our values -collaborative, aspirational, respectful and empathetic.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the growing team of 30 Dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioners and dietetic assistants at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, as a dietetic assistant practitioner working in our team.

**We work in 4 teams**: acute, community, home enteral tube feeding and paediatrics.

As a valued member of our team you will receive

Flexible working, including the opportunity to work compressed hours and home working

Dedicated time for professional and service development

Access to a range of CPD opportunities both internally and externally

Regular performance appraisals, job planning and personalised development plans

Clinical and professional supervision and support

The opportunity to participate in policy and pathway development, audit, research activities and training of students, staff and health care professionals

As a dietetic assistant practitioner you will be an active member of the nutrition and dietetic team at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust working to deliver, develop, evaluate and audit the service.

This post will work across both the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartle pool

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

To hold a designated clinical caseload under the supervision of a dietitian, working within agreed dietetic protocols by undertaking routine nutritional assessment as agreed with the dietitians.

To implement care packages, using interviewing and negotiating skills, provide regular feedback to the supervising dietitian.

Monitoring the progress of patients receiving dietary intervention, to assess patient’s nutritional needs against set criteria for future management and act accordingly i.e. discharge, further review, and referral to other services.

To prioritise and manage own workload.

To obtain anthropometrical measurements such as weight in order to calculate and assess the BMI and MUST score of patients.

To work with the dietetic team to support the discharge of patients on oral nutritional supplements, liaising with community teams to ensure smooth seamless discharge.

Provide information to the patient, carers and relatives as directed by the supervising Dietitian.

To be an active member of the Trust’s Nutrition Group. Actively participate in all department and appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings as directed by the dietetic team, by giving presentations, presenting reports, chairing and taking minutes, in order to contribute to the clinical development of the team.

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