Nutrition Assistant
1 day ago
The Palliative care unit at north Tyneside general hospital is looking for a nutrition assistant to join our team.
The ward nutrition assistant supports the patients with dietary and hydration needs. Offering drinks and snacks. assisting with meal ordering, serving and feeding.
working with the ward manager to ensure the unit has appropriate levels of choice available to patients at all times.
The team is a lovely friendly team that work well together. everyone has an important part to play in delivering the high standards of care patients and families expect and deserve.
Palliative care is an emotional place to work but the team are supportive to each other.
**As a Nutrition assistant, your main duties will be**:
To assist the qualified nursing staff in promoting and providing nutritional support for patients, including assisting patients with meals and promoting additional nutritional snacks.
To assist patients with ordering their meals ensuring dietary preferences are met and assisting with feeding where appropriate.
To keep an updated record of any additional nutritional support required and provided.
To monitor stock levels of nutritional supplements and snacks and order appropriately to ensure sufficient stock is readily available for patients.
To maintain high standards of nutritional support to patients.
To assist the qualified staff to complete MUST assessments to allow ongoing referral to dietician.
Duties outlined are general nutrition duties for the ward as designated by the Ward Manager, Sister, Charge Nurse, or Nurse in charge.
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