Job overview
Job Opportunity:Dietetic and Clerical Assistant Band 3
Location:Harold Wood Clinic and Hainault Health Centre.
Nutrition and Dietetics Team - NELFT (North East London Foundation Trust)
NELFT's Redbridge & Havering, Nutrition and Dietetics team are excited to announce an opportunity for a permanent full time Band 3 Dietetic and Clerical Assistant Practitioner. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and confident professional to contribute to our growing team's success, delivering exceptional care across the mentioned localities.
Main duties of the job
·Patient Support:To provide a service to patients identified at nutritional risk under the direction of the Registered Dietitians. This includes screening, nutritional assessment, review dietary plans and monitoring within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
·Nutrition Support & Weight Management:Using local guidelines, deliver first line advice including for oral nutrition support for community and nursing home residents across BHR and weight management under dietetic supervision within scope of practice.
·Administrative Support:To take part, and assist, in the planning and administration relating to day to day running of the caseload.
·In-Person and Virtual Care:Confidently deliver care both in-person and virtually, adapting to the evolving healthcare landscape.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person specification
Trust values
Essential criteria
Trust Values
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Knowledge of nutrition screening tools and how to interpret these Good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point. Knowledge of GDPR and confidentiality principles. An awareness of NHS priorities Able to undertake basic nutritional assessments and deliver appropriate advice
Desirable criteria
Familiarity with first line strategies for oral nutrition support
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience working as a dietetic or health care assistant Minimum 2 years working in an NHS setting Experience working with adult and paediatric populations Experience weighing, interpreting and monitoring patients’ weight changes
Desirable criteria
Experience delivering group education
Qualifications
Essential criteria
NVQ level 5 in Nutrition or equivalent level of proven experience
Desirable criteria
Nutrition or Dietetic qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
Establish and maintain good working relationships Clear communication skills including excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills Able to work autonomously and use own initiative Organise and prioritise own workload
Other
Essential criteria
Commitment to continuing professional development To be able to travel effectively throughout the Trust
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Job Description - DA B3 (PDF, KB) NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameShanti MistryJob titleClinical Lead - Nutrition and DieteticsEmail address
