Dietetic Support Worker

The role of the dietetic support worker is to support and assist the dietitian in the nutritional management of patients. They will undertake nutritional assessments, provide basic dietary advice and be involved in discharge planning particularly for patients on enteral feeding.
The post aims to provide high standards of care to all in and out patients at The Royal Marsden, 1. To work with the dietitians and under their guidance and support to provide dietetic advice to patients.
2. To be involved in the initial and follow up nutritional assessments of patients identified by the dietitian, taking diet histories, assessing weight, monitoring nutritional screening tools and food record charts.
3. Assist the dietitians in planning, organising and monitoring patients going home on nutritional support.
4. To assist in reviewing patients nutritional intake as an inpatient, on the day units or as an outpatient.
5. To assist in the planning and co-ordination for patients being discharged on Home Enteral Feeding, including organising training of patients and liaising with relevant health professionals in the community.
6. To facilitate and run group education sessions in liaison with the dietitian e.g. to support groups or patients attending the day units.
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.