Paediatric Dietetic Assistant

Job overview

The role of dietetic assistant is to work alongside the paediatric dietitians to provide a high quality, compassionate health care to the patients under the care of the dietetics service at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Uploading supporting information to a document management system
• Providing written information and oral nutritional supplement samples to patients
• Dietary analysis of patient food diaries
• Sending out appointment letters from patient hub
• Scribing and formatting dietetic letters and sending to the relevant recipients
• Updating patient details
• Supporting with e-Outcoming and waiting time management
• Providing cover for the paediatric dietetic assistant as and when required
• To work within the British Dietetic Associations’ Dietetic Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner Competency Framework
• Work within the diabetes team and support with patient education planning and delivery
• To be responsible for recording department activity
• Manage stock levels of formulas on the ward and within the department

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To ensure that all patients in your area are given the appropriate information
• Communicate appropriately with dietitians, consultants and other relevant staff about appropriate nutritional information that concerns the dietary management of designated patients
• Be able to understand and overcome barriers to communication such as cultural differences and noisy environments. The information may also be of a sensitive nature and may require empathy and motivational skills.
• To communicate regularly with the line manager keeping them informed as appropriate and escalating issues in a timely fashion if required.
• To foster effective working relationships with colleagues in the department and other staff throughout the Trust.
• To seek evaluation of own performance and provide feedback to others in a constructive, objective and timely manner.
• To be actively involved and support the teams’ effectiveness by attending staff meetings and contribute to teams’ development and smooth running
• To plan and prioritise your own workload and keep the team lead informed of any varying demands in workload.

• To attend training schemes, as required, to assist in the development of the skills and knowledge required for the post
• To participate in audit and research as required
• To maintain, develop and record your own continuing professional development, demonstrating continuous evaluation of personal clinical practice and identifying opportunities to meet own learning needs
• To participate fully in the appraisal and development review process