Overview
Based at Stepping Hill Hospital, the successful applicant will work within a dynamic and caring team of Dietitians, Specialist Dietitians and Clinical Lead Dietitians, another Dietetic Support Worker and administrator. The post holder will be a committed member of the clinical team delivering a service to optimise the provision of nutrition to our patients and contribute to the effective working processes within the dietitian team and wider hospital. They will also work directly with patients on hospital wards to assess and collect information to assist the dietitians with assessments and review of the patients. Support is provided through the opportunity to work directly with experienced and specialist clinicians across the team. The Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic Service is based across acute and community settings, primarily based in Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. The Dietetic Support Worker assists the dietitians in certain aspects of this work including: liaising with the dietitians and following plans of care for patient follow up; actively participate within group education under the supervision of the dietitian; data entry regarding product orders; assisting with the daily supply of dietetic products to wards and departments; a working knowledge of different products and their clinical use is required; assisting selected patients on the wards to choose preferred and clinically suitable food and drinks, under the supervision of a dietitian; responsible for the service ordering of supplies and consumables; to ensure stock rotation/monitoring, processing electronic orders, liaison with Stores Department as appropriate.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Responsibilities
* Liaising with the dietitians and following plans of care for patient follow up
* Actively participate within group education under the supervision of the dietitian
* Data entry regarding product orders
* Assisting with the daily supply of dietetic products to wards and departments
* A working knowledge of different products and their clinical use is required
* Assisting selected patients on the wards to choose preferred and clinically suitable food and drinks, under the supervision of a dietitian
* Responsible for the service ordering of supplies and consumables
* To ensure stock rotation/monitoring, processing electronic orders, liaison with Stores Department as appropriate
Benefits
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* NHS pension scheme membership
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* NHS Staff discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
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