Main area Dietetics Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 199-NN-7023397-NP-FM
Employer Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Croydon University Hospital Town Croydon Salary £28,622 - £30,225 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS (outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2025 23:59
Dietetic Assistant- Maternity Cover
Band 3
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Maternity Leave Cover: Dietetic Assistant, Band 3 - 22.5 hours per week
*** This advert would close early if adequate number of applications are received***
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, based at Croydon University Hospital has a Nutrition and Dietetics Service (16 dietitians 2 dietetic assistants) that is integrated across primary and secondary care and provides a variety of specialist and general services for patients in Croydon. The vision is to deliver patient focused, efficient and effective clinical outcomes within Croydon Community team.
The successful candidate will hold a small clinical caseload (after training and under dietitian supervision), train nursing staff on MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) throughout the hospital, undertake MUST audits, run nutritional patient education sessions and be responsible for admin/clerical duties as related to the post. There are opportunities to work alongside dietitians on audits and develop presentations etc (depending on the job holder’s skill level).
Personal qualities we value as a team are initiative, flexibility, working autonomously, and a proven track record of working through change. This role is imperative in our small but busy department.
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
* To be the key link between the Dietetic team and the Catering and nursing teams.
* To work alongside material management and e-procurement and be responsible for the ordering, receiving, distribution and stock control of specialist Dietetic products on the wards and within the dietetic department.
* Undertake teaching and education sessions to nursing staff on nutritional screening, basic nutrition support and utilisation of therapeutic diets.
* To regularly audit the completion of MUST on the wards, and support nursing staff to undertake this on a weekly basis.
* Undertake teaching and education sessions to patients (once you passed appropriate competency levels as assessed by dietetics) on a range of chronic diseases and weight reduction.
* To regularly audit work to be able to promote the impact of the teaching on health outcomes.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached documents outlining in detail job description, person specification and contact details for any questions and queries.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification
* 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English
* 1 A level or NVQ at level 3 in a nutrition related area or BTEC award
* Food hygiene certificate
* Facilitator training
Knowledge and Understanding
* Awareness and understanding of NHS standards, relevant NHS initiatives
* Awareness and understanding of confidentiality/data protection
* Understanding of social and cultural issues
* Knowledge of adult protection procedures/issues
* Basic knowledge of nutrition
* Understanding of catering/food service
* Understanding and awareness of local area/local health services.
* Awareness/understanding of NICE guidelines, CQC, NSF, Better Hospital Food Programme
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent verbal communication and customer care skills
* IT skills – use of basic IT systems – word processing, excel, email.
* Ability to self-motivate, work under pressure and work on own initiative
* Ability to motivate others
* Able to work in a multicultural environment
* Additional IT skills – use of dietary analysis packages, use of hospital database (PAS), Internet search skills
* Use of Access/ Database analysis
* Audit and data collection/data analysis skills
Experience
* Experience of working with and communicating with people
* Experience of working under pressure
* Experience of working with patients in a NHS hospital
* Experience of managing a small budget
* Experience of undertaking risk assessments
* Experience/shadowing/ volunteering within dietetic department
Other
* Good time keeping
* Good health record
* Works as part of a team
* Demonstrates motivation and enthusiasm
* Flexible and adaptable to new experiences
* Friendly/empathic
* Professional appearance and attitude
* Interest in nutrition and health issues
* Outside interest with some responsibility
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