Dietetic assistant

Ellern Mede are looking to employ a dietetic assistant to work alongside and under the direction of their specialist eating disorder dietitian. The position is full time, 5 days a week.

As a dietetic assistant at Ellern Mede you will ensure that patients are following their correct diet plan and are drinking an appropriate amount of fluid. You will advise patients and parents on choosing suitable meals and snacks and liaise with nurses about patients' weight and dietary compliance.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery and development of dietetics within the team

To support Ellern Mede multi-disciplinary team as required

Editing, Printing, handing out and retrieving patient's weekly menus

To provide support to patients who are unable to complete their menus appropriately.

Managing weight charts and weight graphs and inputting the information into MDT care notes

To complete monthly audits for weight patterns and food and fluid intake

Leading diet-related activities like social snack, social lunch, and breakfast club (with support from the dietitian)

Handing over all interactions with patients to the dietitian and writing reports in care notes about

To have a highly flexible approach to work with a range eating disorder presentation.

The Ellern Mede Group is an internationally renowned specialist Eating Disorder provider with hospitals in London (Ridgeway & Barnet) and Rotherham. We have existed for over 20 years during which time we have built an excellent reputation with local and national commissioners.

Working for Ellern Mede will provide you the following benefits:

Competitive salaries with the ability for career and pay progression