Home Enteral Feeding Dietetic Assistant Practitioner (band 3/4)

Job overview

Are you are interested in supporting patients who require enteral feeding due to a variety of different health conditions?

We are delighted to advertise this new post supporting our Adult and Paediatric Home enteral feeding teams at Airedale Hospital.

The post holder will provide a wide variety of administrative and clerical support to the Home Enteral Tube Feed Adult and Paediatric Dietetic Team.  They will support a high standard of health care to Home Enteral Tube Fed (HETF) patients by assisting in and carrying out a range of duties with and on behalf of staff, patients and other health care professionals. They will provide elements of clinical support for which an agreed level of competency has been demonstrated under the direction of a Registered Dietitian.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills.  We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient care, is proactive and thrives working as part of a team.

We are committed to the development of our staff and would explore options for development when appropriate competencies are met, and opportunities arise

Fixed Term Contract: 2 years

Main duties of the job

• To provide administrative support to individual senior staff members in the Nutrition & Dietetic Home Enteral Tube Feed Team.  This will require liaison with many professions including NHS professionals, nurses, clinicians, GPs, other professional bodies, members of the public.  You will be required to liaise closely with the contracting team responsible for the provision of a Hospital to Home Feed Service, and to be able to converse regularly with patients regarding the service and equipment required for their needs.
• Be confident to direct patients for further advice to the most appropriate health care professional and, where appropriate, provide basic advice over the phone as the first point of call. This will include aspects of clinical care when training and competencies achieved.
• To be able to use/be willing to be trained on a range of different electronic systems including the system which has been devised by the appointed Home Enteral Tube Feed contractor to co-ordinate the service, including home service delivery, and related invoices and payments.
• Provide a high level of co-ordination and communication within the team. Be prepared to share this knowledge to other health care workers within the HETF arena (e.g. District Nursing, Children’s Community Team).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation