Dietetic Assistant practitioner Home Enteral Nutrition
Dietetic Assistant practitioner Home Enteral Nutrition
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Overview
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Practitioner (AP) to join the Locala Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Team in South Kirklees (Huddersfield Area) on a permanent contract. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive AP with excellent clinical, communication and team working skills.
This post offers opportunities to provide clinical and admin support to the Home Enteral Nutrition Team (HEN), who manage patients in the community. In this role, you'll work closely with the HEN Dietitians & Nutricia Nurses to care for patients who are tube-fed at home - many of whom have complex neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), learning disabilities and other challenging health needs.
You’ll play a key role in helping us deliver high-quality, person-centred care alongside other community-based professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist Nurses, to provide joined‑up care that supports patients in remaining at home safely. There will be opportunity to attend MDTs and proactively contribute to support our patients.
The role requires emotional resilience and sensitivity, as you will be supporting patients and families through challenging situations, including end‑of‑life care. What You’ll Be Doing:
* Help to order and keep track of nutritional products, feeds, supplements, prescriptions, following guidance from Dietitians.
About us
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Benefits
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicant who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
* Flexible working – We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work‑life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%.
* Refer a Friend Scheme – If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
Person Specification
* Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
* Please refer to the attached person specification document.
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.
Employer name
Locala Health and Wellbeing
Address
Mill Hill Health Centre, 86 Dalton Green Lane, Huddersfield
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