Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most. Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities. To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission. Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments. LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country. We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham. Job overview Are you an enthusiastic, motivated person with an interest in nutrition looking to progress your career in a supportive, learning environment? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a small, friendly Dietetics Department. We have a full time permanent Dietetic Assistant vacancy at the University Lewisham Hospital (UHL), part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, that could be perfect for you. You would be joining our team to support both adult and paediatric dietitans within our diverse department of 60 dietitians, nutrition nurse specialists, speech and language therapists, dietitian support workers and team administrators who work across our hospital and community services. Main duties of the job You will be a key player, helping to deliver consistently high quality care to patients both adult and children, with a range of clinical and non clinical duties as described in the job description. We are looking for be a good team worker, with good communications skills. You will be based at Lewisham Hospital, London. The post involves project work on nutritional initiatives and active involvement in audit as well as direct and indirect patient care. Previous NHS experience and experience of working alongside dietitians is desirable. We will offer full support and training to help you develop and flourish in this role. If you're curious and want to explore this opportunity further, we strongly encourage you to get in touch so we can give you more information. PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post Working for our organisation The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at LGT comprises of 3 teams based at Lewisham Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Home Enteral Nutrition team. We are a friendly team of over 60 professionals including dietitians, dietetic assistants, nutrition specialist nurses and administrators. Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations: Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development Widening access (anchor institution) and employability Improving the experience of staff with disability Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development Making equalities mainstream Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main duties of the job • To provide assistance to the dietitians in implementing dietetic care plans for in-patients • To liaise with catering staff with regards to provision of special diets, in conjunction with the dietitians • To liaise with pharmacy and pharmaceutical companies regarding nutritional supplements, in conjunction with the dietitians • With support from the dietitians, to undertake teaching and education of nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team in nutrition screening and basic nutrition support • To update dietetic resources as required by the dietitians • With support from the dietitians, to undertake audits and service evaluations Person specification Qualifications & Training Essential criteria GCSE Maths and English Desirable criteria BSc/Msc Nutrition Experience Essential criteria Experience of IT systems. Able to use Microsoft Office Desirable criteria Previous experience and knowledge of working as a dietetic assistant and the NHS. Able to use hospital patient electronic record systems. Knowledge & Skills Essential criteria Food hygiene and safety. An appreciation of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner healthcare organisations Outcome focused - ability to set targets and get things done. Ability to engage effectively in dialogue with individuals at all levels. Ability to undertake tasks assigned by the dietitian and report back about workload. We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview. As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce. Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download Job Description & Person Spec (PDF, 320.2KB) Working at LGT (PDF, 4.2MB) Visa and Certificate of Sponsorship Information for Applicants (PDF, 3.8MB)