United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Dietetic Assistant to join our team. This exciting opportunity is also open to candidates requiring visa sponsorship, making it an excellent pathway to a rewarding career in healthcare.
About the Trust
Located in the picturesque county of Lincolnshire, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of over 700,000 people. With nearly 8,500 employees and an annual income of £643 million (2020/21), we provide a wide range of acute and specialist services across Lincolnshire and neighboring counties.
Our Vision and Goals
Guided by our vision, ”Outstanding Care Personally Delivered,” we aim to be among the best in the healthcare sector. To achieve this, we have implemented a five-year Integrated Improvement Plan, focusing on:
– Enhancing care quality for our patients.
– Supporting our dedicated team members.
– Strengthening partnerships to improve community health.
Our recent CQC report highlights our progress, with improved ratings for effectiveness and leadership, both now rated as Good, alongside our consistent rating for caring as Good.
Why Join Us?
– Work in a values-driven, patient-centered environment.
– Be part of a Trust committed to staff well-being and work-life balance.
– Access professional growth opportunities, including visa sponsorship.
Join us in delivering outstanding, personalized care to our communities. Apply now and become part of a team that truly values and supports its staff while making a positive impact on patients’ lives.
Position: Dietetic Assistant
Salary: £22,071 to £25,674 per annum
Job Type: Full Time (24 months)
Location: Lincoln, UK
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for three enthusiastic, hardworking individuals with good organisational skills to join the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Dietetic Team, as a Dietetic Assistant. We are a friendly and supportive trust-wide team, providing a comprehensive dietetic service. Your role would be to support the dietitians in providing an excellent, high quality service and helping the dietetic service run smoothly. This would entail appointing patients in clinics, writing letters, general administration tasks, answering patient queries and problems, training patients in the use of enteral feeding tubes and equipment. Following appropriate training, you will also be seeing or contacting patients on behalf of the dietitians following specific policies and procedures.
The post-holders will also have the opportunity to participate in audits and research, and to develop presentation skills.
You will have a positive attitude, be to use your initiative have a flexible approach, excellent communication and time management skills, and the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of staff, patients and the public. You will be happy working in a fast-paced environment and have a good working knowledge of IT based systems. There is an opportunity to work full time or part time.
If this is you, do not hesitate: we look forward to reading your application.
This post will commence from April 2025
Main Duties
- To provide administrative and organisational support to the Oncology, Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Community Dietetic Outreach Services, and Paediatric Dietetic Service based at Lincoln County Hospital, but covering the area of the Lincolnshire CCG Partnership.
- To be the first point of contact for the dietetic service, dealing with enquiries, and prioritising responses
- To ensure clinics run according to department standards
- To ensure Patients are seen according to departmental standards
- To create and manage patient Databases
- To support the dietitians in the delivery of our service; reviewing patient’s progress according to departmental procedures, producing letters and reports, delivering presentations as required.
- To enable our patients to have a stress free and positive experience of our service.
- To create, develop, maintain and update service databases
- To enter patients information onto the relevant databases, and prepare the patients record cards and files.
- To create, develop and maintain manual and computerised filing systems, enabling timely and accurate information retrieval.
- To be responsible for organisation of clinics, including preparation for clinics.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE in Maths and English Or equivalent qualification/experience working with Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and databases
- Knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures.
Desirable
- Audio typing
- NVQ 2 in customer service
- Typing and word processing qualification
- ECDL Pre 2013 Modules 1-7. Post 2013 Base Module
- NVQ3, RSA3
Previous Experience (Essential)
- Word processing knowledge
- Microsoft Office
- Understanding of administration systems
- Previous experience in working with members of the public
- Previous experience of working as a member of a team
- Previous experience of working in an office environment
- Administrative experience
Desirable
- Experience of working within a healthcare environment
- Experience in co-ordinating group education activities
- Ability to touch-type
Knowledge Skills and aptitudes (Essential)
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to take minutes, type letters and minutes from notes, quickly, accurately and efficiently
- Excellent IT skills including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both independently within defined parameters and within a team
- Ability to respond to and prioritise identified tasks
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work in and adapt to a changing environment
- To have respect for colleagues, patients and carers as individuals
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to patients and carers
- Ability to use initiative and know own limitations and development needs
- Ability to arrange events and meetings for staff
- Understanding of the need to follow policies and procedures
- Understanding the need for confidentiality
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Specific Requirements (Essential)
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Personally and professionally accountable
- Able to self-motivate
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Ability to demonstrate ULHT Values
Benefits
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
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
December 12, 2024