# Home Enteral Nutrition Assistant – Adult Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/home-enteral-nutrition-assistant-adult-service/34b73462-311f-40ea-9388-86fae63ecb96 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/home-enteral-nutrition-assistant-adult-service/34b73462-311f-40ea-9388-86fae63ecb96.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital Lewisham - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum plus HCAS (pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term contract to end 04.10.2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T12:50:41.383Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Lewisham_Greenwich_NHS_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8176304 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8176304?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview If you are looking to be a part of a multi-disciplinary team, situated in a vibrant area of Southeast London that has excellent transport links, delivering a service to a diverse population with a high level of job satisfaction, then look no further. We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly community dietetics team, working as part of our Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Team that supports people of all ages with their eating, drinking and tube feeding at home. The position will suit you if you enjoy working as part of a team, are keen to learn, have a strong interest in Nutrition and want to make a difference in people’s lives. You will need to be reliable and conscientious. You should have excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills. You also need to feel comfortable working independently and knowing when to seek support. The role is based at the Waldron Health Centre in New Cross . It involves travelling to see adults in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post ### Main duties of the job You will work as part of the HEN team, carrying out tasks that do not need the expertise of a Registered Dietitian or Nurse. The role will include: - Clinical and administrative support to the Adult HEN Service. - Contributing to the safe and seamless discharge of adults with feeding tubes from hospital to the community setting. - Weighing adults, carrying out nutritional assessments and basic feeding tube assessment and care - Supporting the clinical team in research, audit and service development projects As your skills and knowledge develop so will your role, responsibilities and level of autonomy. The Nutrition and Dietetics Service at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust provide a range of inpatient, outpatient and community services to adults and children. The HEN Team is a specialist service providing expert support for people of all ages to safely manage their eating and drinking and tube feeding at home in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. Our adult team comprises Dietitians, Nutrition Nurse Specialists, Speech and Language Therapists, HEN Assistants and Administrators. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job Summary: - For more details see Job Description - The provision of clinical and administrative support as appropriate to clinicians in the HEN Team. - Contributing to the safe and seamless discharge of adults with feeding tubes from hospital to the community setting. - The provision of on-going support to patients, their families/ carers and/or other agencies of patients registered with the HEN Team through tasks not requiring the expertise of a Registered Dietitian or Nurse. This will include visiting patients in their home as a lone worker. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Numeracy skills - Good spelling and grammar - Computer literacy, including use of Microsoft Office **Desirable** - Understanding the need to protect vulnerable adults and children ### Experience **Essential** - Working in a healthcare environment - Working with and contributing to a team - Excellent organisational skills, especially under pressure - Adapting style of communication to suit a variety of situations - Effectively dealing with sensitive, complex situations which may involve other colleagues, patients and families/carers **Desirable** - Experience of working with children - Experience of using electronic patient records system ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - An interest in nutrition - Recognising when to seek support - Having a systematic and methodical approach to work, with attention to detail - Compassion - Working with respect and dignity - Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in electronic formats - Ability to deal with sensitive information and maintain strict confidentiality - Managing light physical effort required for short periods of time, e.g. transporting enteral feeding supplies and weighing scales - Willingness to be flexible in a changing environment - Awareness of impact on others of own behaviour and actions - Willingness to undertake training needed in order to fulfil the changing needs of the job - Understanding boundaries of their role ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - GCSE Maths and English or equivalent A-C - NVQ – level 3 or equivalent experience ## Documents - [working at lgt (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2533) - [job description (pdf, 654.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10537658) - [candidate guidance on the use of ai (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2978) - [visa and certificate of sponsorship information for applicants (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2936) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.