Job Description:

Job information Community Paediatric Dietetic Assistant Practitioner from the Company Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, this latest Community Paediatric Dietetic Assistant Practitioner job vacancy is located in the city Luton located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Community field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children and their families? Are you interested in learning more about paediatric nutrition in a friendly and supportive environment? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has a keen interest in working with children and families to join our friendly team! You will have: A keen interest in children's health and nutrition. Excellent communication and organisation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups. The ability to work with people from a variety of different backgrounds in a variety of settings. We will offer:

• Expert advice and support whilst you shape and develop the paediatric dietetic assistant role.
• An experienced, friendly, and supportive community nutrition & dietetic department that delivers a variety of adult and paediatric services across Luton and South Beds.
• Support to achieve your career aspirations through excellent internal leadership development programmes and project-based learning.
• Support and learning opportunities via appraisals, team working and department wide CPD, and internal and external training opportunities.
• Hybrid working across the team (combination of home and face-to-face working).
• We are committed to maintaining a good work-life balance and welcome applicants for part-time working and flexible working.

Still interested? Then review the job description and person specification! The post holder will work as an integral member of the paediatric dietetic team to support children, young people and their families who require specialist nutrition interventions. They will contribute to the administration of the clinical caseload and will provide support to the team by performing growth monitoring assessments, delivering nutrition education group sessions and providing individualised advice to non-complex patients. Before applying for this vacancy please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care may not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship' Rated ‘Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. To contribute to the planning and delivery of the work of the paediatric team by providing administrative support and liaising with service users, staff members and other community health and social care professionals. 2. To carry out basic patient reviews, under the supervision of a dietitian and with appropriate training and competencies in place. 3. To use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress, implement and adapt treatment plans following locally agreed pathways and set appropriate review timescales. This will be under the supervision of a Dietitian. 4. The role may involve managing a non-complex patient caseload, under the supervision of a dietitian and with appropriate training and competencies in place. 5. To follow the treatment pathways and feedback to the supervising Dietitian on the patient's progress and highlight need for specialist dietetic assessment when needed. 6. The role may include planning and delivering nutrition education sessions, face to face or virtually. 7. The post holder will be required to conduct growth monitoring clinics, they will need to be competent in manipulating height measures and reading weighing scales. They may be required to attend patient homes or community clinic venues. 8. Contribution to policy development may be required, according to the needs of the service. 9. To lead on the development and maintenance of patient information resources that will be used by families and other health care professionals. 10. Planning, organising and prioritising all aspects of own workload, with support from dietitians where appropriate.

Keywords : Luton jobs

Closed Date : 2024-11-13