Nutrition Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are advertising an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Nutrition Assistant to join the Surgical Emergency Team. The Surgical Emergency Unit is a dynamic environment within which a variety of complex surgical patients, from a wide range of specialties, are treated. The service is provided across 3 acute wards, triage and ambulatory care, at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have the unique opportunity to work across professional boundaries as a member of the Surgical Emergency Unit and Nutrition and Dietetic teams. A Band 4 Nutrition Assistant will work autonomously, guided by Therapists, to ensure provision of excellent Dietetic care. The role involves supporting Nurses, Dietitians and other Healthcare Professionals in the identification of Malnutrition and provision of timely nutritional interventions.

The Dietetics and Surgical Emergency Unit departments are committed to developing quality services for patients. We offer regular supervision, in-service training and actively promote the personal development of all our team. Within this role, there will also be the opportunity to develop the wider team’s knowledge of nutrition and partake in exciting projects designed to ensure provision of high-quality Dietetic care.

Applicants should have a good general education, a proactive attitude and well-developed interpersonal skills with an enthusiasm for excellent patient care.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals – Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principle Purpose:

The post holder will work across professional boundaries as a member of the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU) and Nutrition and Dietetic teams at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Key components of the role will include:

Supporting Surgical Dietitians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals in the delivery of excellent Nutrition-related care by undertaking a range of delegated and self-directed activities, including Malnutrition Screening and implementing Nutrition Care Plans.

Managing a designated caseload, evaluating patients progress and modifying interventions with supervision from clinicians.

Communicating nutrition-related information with patients, relatives, Dietitians and the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

Organising, developing and executing activities designed to improve the MDTs knowledge and completion of nutritional screening and Dietetic care plans.

Working with a diverse team of Dietitians, Therapy Assistants and SEU Nurses and Care Support Workers within SEU Triage, SEU D, SEU E and SEU F.

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: 24 December 2024

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