Paediatric Dietetic Assistant

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

Are you looking for a new role, do you enjoy working with children and their families?

We are looking for a Paediatric Dietetic Assistant to join our team working alongside our paediatric dietitians and the wider dietetic team.

This role Supports the work of paediatric dietitians in a range of in-patient acute settings and community locations which may include children’s outpatient areas, special school clinics, telephone reviews and the patient’s own home. This may include reviewing established patients who are undergoing forms of enteral feeding, those on special diets and nutritional supplements and help in getting weights using hoist equipment/weighing equipment. Visiting schools to weigh, measure and record accurate anthropometric data for children/young people and analysis of food diary/feeds using appropriate software in advance of dietetic consultation.

The post holder has a key role in the organisation of home enteral feeding provision, this includes setting patients up with the contractor and answering queries from patients, health care professionals and the industry to ensure that patients receive a timely and appropriate service. You will work to support our Home Enteral feeding dietitians This includes communication to GPs for non-urgent and urgent feed requests, ensuring that actions are documented in patient clinical electronic records in accordance with departmental standards.

The post holder supports home enteral feeding dietitians with monitoring waiting lists, arranging appointments and updating team diary. Is responsible for adding these appointments and clinic outcomes to hospital patient information systems.

• Circulation of product updates/development opportunities to the team and supporting service value for money in use of feeding ancillaries/products.
  
  

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephanie France Job title: Paediatric Dietitians Team Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01782676030