About The Role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Dietetic Assistant to join our Healthcare team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Brixton and HMP Pentonville prisons located in London.
We are recruiting for a Dietetic Assistant to work across HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Brixton and HMP Pentonville. You will spend your time equally across all sites. This is a newly created role and you will work closely with the Regional Dietitian to work with patients across the three prisons.
Hours
Monday - Friday
0830 - 1630 / 0900 - 1700
Salary
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £36,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
* Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
* Competency framework
* Regional and national career development opportunities
* Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
* Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks
What you’ll be doing
* Screen patients to collect a range of qualitative and quantitative data by a range of methods including face to face and telephone – this could include assisting the dietitian with the nutritional assessment of patients, screening them using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool and taking diet recall information for dietitian review.
* Support behaviour change through delivering nutrition and lifestyle education group sessions for patients for weight management and self‑management for long term conditions group as well as 1:1 sessions to patients across both sites under supervision of the dietitian.
* Support patients to understand how diet and exercise impacts physical and mental health.
* Establish prisoner food representatives and liaise with them regularly.
* Help monitor patient health through running regular health hubs for patients with metabolic conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes.
* Be responsible for collating Patient Information – including dietary information packs to support the education sessions delivered.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:
* Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
* Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
* 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
What we’ll look for in you
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
* We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
* We act with integrity.
* We embrace diversity.
* We strive to do things better together. We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
* Evidence of nutrition qualification, NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in health and social care (desired).
* Experience working as part of a team in a healthcare setting (desired).
* Experience in coordinating and delivering group education (desired).
Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.
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