Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated person with good interpersonal skills to join our Nutrition and Dietetic Team.

We deliver a nutrition and dietetic service within Ipswich Hospital, as well as across East Suffolk in a variety of care environments.

The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians and 5 Dietetic Support Staff. Secretarial and administrative staff also support us. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.

We are a well
- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme.

Your main duties will include supporting the dietetic team in the assessment and treatment of adult patients.

You will specifically assist on the complex care wards with the delivery of high quality nutritional care by helping to identify and monitor patients at risk of malnutrition and encouraging them with their oral intake e.g. using snacks, nutritional supplements and special diets where necessary. You will be required to liaise with both ward staff and the Catering Department

You will also gain experience in supporting initiatives to promote MUST screening/management of malnutrition and have opportunities to deliver training/education to patients and healthcare staff.

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


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