Dietetic Assistant

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include The post-holder will communicate with patients, carers and health professionals, e.g. Nutrition Nurse, Speech Therapist, Nursing Staff and Doctors on the telephone or in person The post-holder will talk to ward staff regarding patients nutrition The post-holder will talk about healthy eating to the general public The post-holder will attend and contribute to staff meetings The post-holder will assist with the running of the office as required e.g. filing, photocopying, answering the phone The post-holder will photocopy diet sheets and other resources The post-holder will record clinical findings in patients records The post-holder will complete the reporting of patient contacts in line with department guidelines The post-holder will organise and prioritise clinical work load The post-holder will encourage and assist patients to take prescribed snacks,
nourishing drinks and supplements The post-holder will assist patients requiring special diets to choose from the hospital menu The post-holder will ensure the completion of food record charts, and collect information from food record charts as requested by the Dietitian The post-holder will monitor the use of nutrition screening on the wards and inform Dietitian of patients at high risk The post-holder will help to train nursing staff on the use of the nutrition screening tool The post-holder will collect preliminary information on patients referred to the dietetic service from a variety of sources, including the taking of diet histories The post-holder will monitor patients weight changes and to do simple calculations and conversions for weight, height and body mass index The post-holder will undertake review of patients as requested by the dietitian. The post-holder will liaise and report to the Dietitian patients progress and any changes that may have occurred. The post-holder will
liaise with the Dietitian regarding follow up arrangements required after the discharge of an inpatient The post-holder will follow up discharged patients by telephone when requested by the dietitian The post-holder will act as a link to other agencies and services by appropriate networking The post-holder will contribute to any health promotion sessions that are being attended by the dietetic service