Assistant Practitioner for Home Enteral Feeding Dietitians | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that the post holder is currently required to mostly work remotely and necessary equipment will be provided to the successful candidate. The successful candidate will, with appropriate training and under supervision of the clinical practitioner, be responsible for gathering information to assist the assessment, monitoring and dietetic treatment of enterally fed patients; ensuring care plans are appropriate and are holistically suitable for each individual. This will occur via telephone, face to face or via the use of video contact and may include basic tube and stoma care, where appropriate. You will be expected to liaise with all the relevant parties (including but not limited to fellow dietitians, the wider MDT and contracted feed company) to ensure that patients or their carers have the right training & receive suitable equipment to fulfil their individual treatment plans. Managing incoming referrals and queries to help prioritise dietetic workload is integral to the post. You will work closely with the dietitians, gastrostomy specialist dietitian, contracted feed company and feed company nurses to ensure a smooth, effective, efficient and streamlined service is provided for our patients, to the best of our capabilities. Maintaining the HEF service database is central to this role, supporting workload management and enabling completion of annual audit against peninsula standards, of which you will play a key part., PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks
For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants. We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

This post would be suitable for someone who has a relevant NVQ minimum level 3 or equivalent qualification in health / nutrition / social care, with experience in a care setting and an interest in nutrition support. Excellent communication skills and a good level of IT knowledge are essential in supporting the Home Enteral Feeding Dietitians to provide a streamlined but fluid service to our enterally fed community patients. If you are keen to promote and maximise independence & wellbeing in community patients, have a keen interest in nutrition and nutritional support as well as being organised & efficient then this may be the position you are looking for! Full training and support will be provided by Registered and Gastrostomy Specialist Dietitians to help you achieve the job satisfaction you desire.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million. We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School. The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.