Community Paediatrics Dietetic Support Worker - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Description
The post holder will be a member of the Community Children's Dietetics Team. They will deliver elements of delegated dietetic care and undertake clinical work under the direction of a Paediatric Dietitian.The role will support and assist the team in the nutritional management of children under their care, together with supporting nutritional training programmes, audit projects and team administration.
The post holder will need to be able to work under their own initiative and be able to see patients in a community setting, where they may be acting as a lone worker.
- To work using protocols and guidance to support qualified dietitians and ensure the effective implementation of dietetic treatment for patients.
- To monitor patients on nutritional supplements at home or in school, together with home visits and telephone reviews. This may include weighing children with hoist scales or using knee height callipers to estimate total height.
- To support or deliver clinics within a care framework, under the supervision of a dietitian.
- Plan, organise and maintain effective office systems including departmental resources and database.
- Participate in the collection and collation of data for audit purposes,
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley.
With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham.
We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.Our people are our greatest asset.
When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients.
Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.
We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Post Title:
Paediatric Dietetic Assistant Practitioner for Children
Department:
Community Children's Dietetics Team
Responsible to:
Community Children's Dietetic Service Lead
Grade:
Band 4
Hours: 1.0wte (37.5)
Job Summary:
The post holder will be a member of the Community Children's Dietetics Team (Looking after children with special educational needs and disability in Lewisham and children with home enteral nutrition in Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham).
The role will support and assist the team in the nutritional management of children under their care, together with supporting nutritional training programmes, audit projects and team administration.
The post holder will need to be able to work under their own initiative and be able to see patients in a community setting, where they may be acting as a lone worker.
Key Result Areas & Performance- To work using protocols and guidance to support qualified dietitians and ensure the effective implementation of dietetic treatment for patients.
- To work on specific projects agreed with the registered dietitian within boundaries of knowledge and skills
- To monitor patients on nutritional supplements at home or in school, together with home visits and telephone reviews. This may include weighing children with hoist scales or using knee height callipers to estimate total height.
- To deliver clinics within a care framework, under the supervision of a dietitian.
- To keep electronic records of all patient contacts on Rio information system in accordance with trust and departmental standards for record keeping and complete any associated administration.
- Plan, organise and maintain effective office systems including departmental resources and database.
- Participate in the collection and collation of data for audit purposes,
- To be computer literate and use dietary analysis programs, word processing and database management software packages.
- To employ appropriate skills such as persuasion, motivation and negotiation to gain cooperation in the continuation of the agreed treatment programme.
- To complete supportive administration duties including typing reports or
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