Dietetic Assistant Therapy Practitioner (ATP): Sponsorship Available

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Therapy Practitioner (ATP) to join the Dietetic team within the Learning Disability & Forensics team based across Mid and West Essex.

The successful candidate will work as an integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary team, directly supporting the Dietitians.

You will be motivated to develop your clinical skills working with adults with learning disabilities when gathering relevant information as part of a dietetic assessment or review. You will also have excellent communication and organisational skills and be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team.

 

The successful candidate will be supported to develop competencies to show understanding of the varying nutritional needs of adults with learning disabilities and a willingness to undertake further training in these areas.

 

You will work alongside a supervising Dietitian and feel confident to travel independently within Mid and West Essex, meeting with service users, and supporting them to optimise their health needs. You will be able to demonstrate effective working by using your initiative, and reporting back regularly.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

 

Main duties of the job

To independently gather relevant information as part of the dietetic assessment and review process

 

To support service users who present with varying degrees of learning disability, autism and other complex health needs

 

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team

 

To be able to work flexibly across a wide variety of settings within the service

 

To contribute with assessments and therapeutic interventions, including completing directed observations and delivering bespoke advice or training to carers

 

To maintain clinical records

 

To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant

 

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance

 

To attend mandatory training and demonstrate application

 

To undertake relevant activities to meet training objectives identified with your supervisor, this may be taught, shadowing of others or through self-directed learning

 

Demonstrate, in consultation with the Dietitian, the use of initiative to meet specific individual needs of service users

 

To keep a record of your training and development activities