Dietetic Support Worker

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has an interest in nutrition and dietetics who would enjoy the challenge of working as a Dietetic Support Worker within our friendly Paediatric Dietetic Team. The post holder will provide clinical and administrative support to the Dietetic Department and assist the Dietitians at ward and clinical level.

• Interview Date Wednesday, 13 November 2024
• 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy, Dietetic Support Workers provide a range of roles to support the Paediatric Dietitians working in specialist areas of Dietetics. This role involves contact with patients (mostly children under the care of the oncology service), whilst they are in hospital or at home via telephone.
Applicants will require excellent written and verbal communication skills and will be required to liaise with a range of individuals and groups including patients and their families/carers, other healthcare professionals within the acute and community settings and nutrition company representatives. An interest in food and nutrition is also desirable. Good organisation and keyboard skills are essential as the role also includes the management of stock (nutritional products, equipment and printed materials), database entry and assisting the dietitians at clinics and with presentations & displays.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.