Band 3 Dietetic Support Worker - Primary Care
Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service (LNDS) has a vacancy for a permanent Dietetic Support Worker to join our community hospital dietetics service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), working for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Leicester Nutrition and Dietetic Service has a team of approximately 90 staff, made up of dietitians, community nutritionists and dietetic support workers, covering the population of LLR.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to work across community hospitals, supporting dietitians in delivering high-quality dietetic care to adult inpatients within ward settings.
You will be part of a welcoming and supportive team, contributing to patient care and supporting their nutritional needs.
For further information or an informal chat please contact: Joe Spillane – telephone 0116 222 7170 or email Joseph.spillane@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a motivated Dietetic Support Worker with strong teamwork skills and the ability to work independently. The successful candidate will be assigned specific community hospital sites, which may be located within both the City and County areas. Applicants must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car during working hours.
The service is committed to CPD and personal development and we have good clinical supervision models and in-house CPD in place to support you.
The service is involved in the pre‑registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements.
Further details about Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service can be found by visiting our website: www.lnds.nhs.uk.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Job responsibilities
* Support dietitians in delivering high quality dietetic care to adult inpatients within ward settings.
* Participate in the care of adult inpatients in community hospital sites.
* Participate in the pre‑registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements.
* Assist with routine dietetic tasks, including nutrition assessments, care planning and documentation.
Person Specification
* Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car during working hours.
* Have the ability to work independently and strong teamwork skills.
* Be committed to CPD and personal development and able to engage with the clinical supervision models.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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