Nutrition Assistant - Stroke and Rehab

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hardworking, motivated individual to join the Lewin Rehabilitation unit as a Nutritional Assistant.

As a Nutritional Assistant you will contribute to the assessment and care of patients undergoing inpatient treatment ensuring nutritional needs are met.

You will work closely with the Nursing team, speech and language therapy team and the ward dietitian.

Main duties of the job

You will demonstrate a commitment to team work and show an interest in Nutritional assessment with an understanding of the importance of good nutrition and patient recovery.

You must possess excellent communication skills and an ability to work flexibly and independently. The role requires you to support patients with eating and drinking, utilising the recommendations from the Speech Therapists.

No previous healthcare experience is necessary. Training will be provided

Overall Aims of Role:

• To support Dieticians and Nurses in delivery of the Dietetic service by reviewing, monitoring and advising patients and undertaking related administration of nutritional supplements
• To act as an intermediary between the dietetic and catering departments, enhancing communication to achieve the optimal provision of nutrition for patients in hospital
• To undertake and oversee the ordering, delivery and payment of nutritional products
• To contribute to the maintenance of a tidy, clean and efficient environment
• To provide a high standard of patient care in order to make patients feel welcome and safe
• Maintain accurate, legible and legally substantive records of care and assessment provided to patients
• Co-ordinate the Clinical Support Workers to maintain the patient environment around the clock/communicate relevant supplement and Nutritional needs and liaise appropriately with Senior Nurses and Dieticians

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 17th September 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 2nd October 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.