Dietetic Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To support the Dietitian to work with individual service users or groups of service users using a range of approaches.

To support the Dietitian to assess the nutritional status of individuals and groups through collection of anthropometric measurements, selected biochemical, haematological and clinical chemistry test results.

Gather appropriate information regarding medical, social, psychological, personal, cultural and economic factors Formulate appropriate and practical dietary advice for individuals and groups under the guidance of the Dietitian To support services users to meet their nutritional care plan and liaise with other health professionals to support this Document information on insight within dietetic standard and legislation.

To support the Dietitian to develop accessible information & other supportive materials/ resources for carers, families, other professionals To work independently or with other registered Health Care Professionals to address the nutritional needs of service users under the guidance of the Dietitian To organise and participate in Dietetic Team meetings.

To take part in discussions on therapy service and policy development and comment on proposals To form professional relationships with clients, who often exhibit challenging behaviour and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture To plan and deliver training and facilitate group-work for service users, carers, and other health care professionals under the guidance of the Dietitian e.g.

MUST training, cook & eat sessions To use a nutritional analysis programme and Excel to analyse individual recipes and menus under the guidance of the Dietitian To be the main point of contact for nutritional representatives in order to provide up to date product information and samples of nutritional supplements for the Dietitians.

To participate in research trials and audit on occasion Recognise the need for effective self management of workload and resources and be able to practice accordingly.

To work with patients, carers, relatives who may have distressing or challenging social/circumstances/behaviours.