Assistant Dietetic Practitioner

As an Adult Community Dietetic Assistant, you will work alongside our experienced dietitians and dietetic assistants to support the delivery of community nutrition services. You will contribute to the care of adults with a range of nutritional needs, helping them and their families to self-manage their nutritional care to achieve the best possible health outcomes., Expert guidance and support as you develop within the role A friendly, experienced and supportive department delivering a range of adult and paediatric dietetic services across Luton and South Bedfordshire Opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through leadership development programmes and project-based learning Ongoing learning and professional development through appraisals, team-based working, departmental CPD sessions, and internal and external training opportunities A strong commitment to work-life balance, with applications for part-time and flexible working welcomed Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Professional / Clinical responsibilities To contribute to the planning and delivery of the work of the adult team by providing administrative support and liaising with service users, staff members and other community health and social care professionals. To carry out basic patient reviews, under the supervision of a dietitian and with appropriate training and competencies in place. To use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress, implement and adapt treatment plans following locally agreed pathways and set appropriate review timescales.

This will be under the supervision of a Dietitian. The role may involve managing a non-complex patient caseload, under the supervision of a dietitian and with appropriate training and competencies in place. To follow the treatment pathways and feedback to the supervising Dietitian on the patient's progress and highlight need for specialist dietetic assessment when needed. The role will include planning and delivering nutrition education sessions, face to face or virtually.

Includes carrying equipment used for training purposes to and from venues which requires light to moderate physical effort. The post holder will be required to conduct anthropometric assessments, including measurement of weight, height, waist circumference and hand grip strength. Contribution to policy development may be required, according to the needs of the service. To lead on the development and maintenance of patient information resources that will be used by patients and other health care professionals.

Management and Leadership To contribute and provide support or training to students or less experienced dietetic support workers. To contribute to the setting of targets and annual team objectives, and to the monitoring of these objectives. Information management Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in accordance with organisational and professional standards. To plan your own diary and prioritise your caseload, with support from senior colleagues, as required in line with the service offer.

Education & Professional Development To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop individual, team and service clinical practice. To contribute to team and wider service level development meetings and projects through sharing knowledge and s