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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Dietetic Assistant Practitioner, Band 4 - C9318-25-0342
Gloucester
Job summary
Are you interested in working in nutrition and health, looking to develop your skills in these new and exciting roles? These DAP roles offer an opportunity to learn and develop in a supported environment as part of a specialist wider multidisciplinary team. Read on to know more!
We are looking for 2 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) to join the HEFT. You will be joining a well-established team of DAPs working with dietitians, nurses and admin support to care for patients in the community of Gloucestershire who require enteral feeding at home.
The post holder will be required to drive around the county to provide both dietetic and nursing support to the HEF patients therefore you will need a UK driving licence.
Main duties of the job
These posts would be suitable for someone who holds, or is willing to work towards, a foundation degree/Level 5 qualification or equivalent in health/social care or a science, with care experience and a keen interest in nutrition support.
The 4 DAP roles in the team work to support our different speciality areas: Adult Dietetics, Neurology Dietetics, Paediatric Dietetics and our Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists. Although rotational to allow for maximal development opportunities, we are currently looking for individuals to support our Paediatric Dietitians and our Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists.
Main duties:
- Working across the county of Gloucestershire supporting specialist Dietitians and Enteral Nutrition Nurse Specialists to deliver care to those living at home with feeding tubes.
- Working autonomously with patients in their own homes to undertake measurements, gather and review information on feeding plans and provide tube care, including hands on repairs of feeding tubes.
- Taking call from patients, gathering information and helping to formulate appropriate care plans for both Dietitians and Nurses.
- Supporting and delivering training to both to service users and other Health Care Professionals.
About us
The post holder will be joining a small friendly team of experienced clinicians and will have access and links with dietitians in the wider dietetic department. The post holder will have access to bespoke education and training opportunities, working toward completing the Department DAP Competency Framework whilst working within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) professional Code of Professional Conduct.
The team is based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and sits within a bustling and friendly Nutrition and Dietetic Department.
Core working hours are 08:30-16:30 Monday to Friday.
The department has excellent mobile computer facilities.
Date posted
27 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
TEMP_500
Job locations
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON at the bottom of this advert, then click on CONTINUE to view the supporting documents or apply online.
Closing date for applications: 10-04-2025
Salary: £26,530 to £29,114
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