Dietetic Assistant - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

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Norwich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Main Duties & Responsibilities To organise own workload in order to support the care of patients in an efficient and effective To take a lead role in the day to day administration required to support To be responsible for ensuring that patients/carers/nursing staff receive relevant information regarding their appointments.

To maintain accurate documentation in the dietetic records in line with department guidelines and inform supervising Dietitian or Assistant Practitioner (AP) of all interventions with patients in the community.

To carry out follow-up phone calls to identified patients using a checklist.

To liaise with a Home Feeds Delivery company and appropriate staff to ensure adequate supply of equipment/feed products following patient discharge from in-patient This includes completing the appropriate Patient Registration system provided by the feed company To liaise with the supervising Dietitian or AP in the writing of reports/letters to GPs and other healthcare professionals in order to give details of dietetic care for specific HEF patients in the community.

To report to the supervising Dietitian or AP any patient that gives cause for concern, including basic triaging using a checklist.

To contribute to audit work associated with this patient group, which may include clinical data collection to demonstrate outcomes of care, customer satisfaction, and inputting data.

To use a computer package to analyse food diaries for a patient as requested by a Dietitian or AP.

To receive, filter and escalate phone calls, responding in a sensitive and supportive manner to requests from staff and patients for information.

To help provide cover for Dietetic Assistants and Assistant Practitioners in their absence. To communicate with other members of the team, as required, regarding ongoing workload commitments and prioritise accordingly. To be responsible for the safe use of weighing equipment ensuring maintenance, standards are adhered to.