Dietetic Assistant at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Visa Sponsorship)

December 6, 2024 Izuchukwu

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 neighbouring 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, doing general administration tasks, answering patient queries and problems, and 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 able 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 in 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, and 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 patient’s record cards and files.
To create, develop and maintain manual and computerised filing systems, enabling timely and accurate information retrieval.
To be responsible for the 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 working within a healthcare environment
Experience in coordinating 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 in 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