Dietetic Therapy Assistant Practitioner

1. 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. 2. The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists. 3. The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the therapy team dietitians, such as dietary reviews, delegated by qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills. 4. The post holder will carry out clinical assessments independently, within their Assistant Practitioner competency framework. 5. 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. 6. They will also act as lead for the distribution of dietary products, this will include stock check, 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. 7. 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.