Are you interested in working in nutrition and health, looking to develop your skills in these new and exciting roles? These DAP roles offer an opportunity to learn and develop in a supported environment as part of a specialist wider multidisciplinary team. Read on to know more!
We are looking for 2 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) to join the HEFT. You will be joining a well-established team of DAPs working with dietitians, nurses and admin support to care for patients in the community of Gloucestershire who require enteral feeding at home.
The post holder will be required to drive around the county to provide both dietetic and nursing support to the HEF patients therefore you will need a UK driving licence., These posts would be suitable for someone who holds, or is willing to work towards, a foundation degree/Level 5 qualification or equivalent in health/social care or a science, with care experience and a keen interest in nutrition support.
The 4 DAP roles in the team work to support our different speciality areas: Adult Dietetics, Neurology Dietetics, Paediatric Dietetics and our Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists. Although rotational to allow for maximal development opportunities, we are currently looking for individuals to support our Paediatric Dietitians and our Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists.
Main duties:
- Working across the county of Gloucestershire supporting specialist Dietitians and Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists to deliver care to those living at home with feeding tubes.
- Working autonomously with patients in their own homes to undertake measurements, gather and review information on feeding plans and provide tube care, including hands on repairs of feeding tubes.
- Taking call from patients, gathering information and helping to formulate appropriate care plans for both Dietitians and Nurses.
- Supporting and delivering training to both to service users and other Health Care Professionals.

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Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

The team is based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and sits within a bustling and friendly Nutrition and Dietetic Department.
Core working hours are 08:30-16:30 Monday to Friday.
The department has excellent mobile computer facilities.