We are looking for a Dietetic Support Worker to work alongside the Community Clinical Dietitians to support patients living in the community in Torbay and South Devon. The clinical team provides a dietetic service and nutritional care to patients in their own homes, in care homes and other community settings. Patients require nutritional support orally or via feeding tubes (Home Enteral Feeding) and include frailty and older people with multiple long-term conditions. The HEF service covers adults and children. This is an ideal post for someone with an interest in nutrition or has experience working in a care environment. You will be a highly valued member of the team who is passionate about patient care, with excellent communication and administration skills, whilst working flexibly to support patients and each other within the team. A proportion of your time will be spent in rural areas, and you must be able to travel independently and have access to a car on a daily basis. For further information please contact Liz Wardle, Head of Nutrition and Dietetics elizabeth.wardlenhs.net or Julie Kemmner, Clinical Community Dietitian and Team Lead julie.kemmner1nhs.net Tel 01803 654380/654396. Mobile 07768640217 To support the day-to-day care of patients in the community who are tube fed or who are at risk of malnutrition (for example, unintentional weight loss, poor food intake). The adult patient caseload includes those who are housebound or who live in care homes. Patients have a wide range of clinical problems including dementia, frailty, pressure damage, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), stroke, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), neurological problems, learning disability etc. To provide administrative support to the team of Community Clinical Dietitians and to help coordinate patient referrals received by the team. Why Work With Us About Your New Team And Department This post is supervised and supported by the HEF and Community Clinical Dietitians and the Clinical Community Dietetic Team Lead. The team is based at Torbay Hospital with the Community Clinical team of Dietitians. The team work in a variety of community locations including schools and care homes. The Community Clinical Dietitians are a friendly, supportive, proactive, and professional team, which has increased in size over recent years following investment in a number of areas. The Community Clinical team is part of the wider dietetic team including Acute, Diabetes, Paediatrics, Lifestyles, and Cancer Services. The team has over 40 staff members – dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin support. The team is actively involved with training of student Dietitians from Plymouth University. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Kemmner Job title: Community Team Lead Dietitian Email address: julie.kemmner1nhs.net Telephone number: 01803 654396 Or contact Liz Wardle, Head of Nutrition & Dietetic Services elizabeth.wardlenhs.net Tel 01803 654723