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Dietetic Assistant, Band 3 - 37.5 hours per week
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
To be the key link between the Dietetic team and the Catering department and assist in the provision of therapeutic diets for patientsTo 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.
Please see attached documents outlining in detail job description, person specification and contact details for any questions and queries
Dietetic Assistant, Band 3 - 37.5 hours per week
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
To be the key link between the Dietetic team and the Catering department and assist in the provision of therapeutic diets for patientsTo 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.
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