Dietetic Therapy Assistant Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for a band 4 Dietetic Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic team at Harefield Hospital, Middlesex.

The successful candidate will be confident, professional and enthusiastic, joining the dietetic and multidisciplinary team in working with patients with a variety of cardio-thoracic conditions including the transplant unit.

You will need to be highly motivated and able to work flexibly in a busy environment. You will need good spoken and written English and excellent communication skills. You will liaise with multidisciplinary teams across the Hospital, Catering Department and suppliers. An awareness of the our role and a caring and empathetic approach are essential.We will offer a supportive working environment with in-house training and supervision to help you develop the relevant skills and knowledge for the post.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Cardiothoracic and Transplant Therapy Team (CT+Tx Therapy team). They will be responsible for supporting the Therapy team in the provision of a patient-centred service, in an efficient and cost-effective way.

The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the therapy team dietitians, such as dietary assessments, delegated by qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.

They will provide a key role in the management of stable adult in-patients on oral nutritional support and inpatients with food allergy. This will include initial assessment and screening, with regular reassessment and monitoring during the hospital stay. This will also include organising discharge follow-up with local GP and community services.

They will also act as lead for management of dietetic feed stock and their distribution, this will include ordering, regular stock checks and manual handling of boxes and liaison with the catering department and various nutritional product companies. In addition to these regular roles, undertake teaching on health promotion and audit work across the therapy services.

To gain the required knowledge and skills in the relevant technical, clinical and organisational procedures, and to maintain those skills working under the Assistant Practitioner Competency programme under the supervision of Specialist therapy teams.

Person Specification

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Has at least one or more of the following in relevant topic area such as health, care, nutrition, life sciences: Minimum 5 GCSEs (including Maths and English) or equivalent NVQ at level 2/3 BTEC or equivalent ‘A’ levels

Desirable

  • Clinical Assistant practitioner certificate/diploma

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Minimum of two years previous experience as a Dietetic Assistant in a healthcare setting
  • Knowledge of and good understanding of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
  • Demonstrates an understanding of and interest in nutritional support and healthcare.
  • Competence in advising on oral nutritional support products
  • Knowledge of food allergy
  • Experience of working in a team

Desirable

  • Previous experience of giving presentations to small groups
  • Experience of carrying out audits

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a wide range of people.
  • Ability to work unsupervised as appropriate
  • Excellent IT skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 17 July 2025

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