Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Specialist Care Hospital, Cramlington, within the Emergency Department. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nutritional Assistant who would welcome the opportunity of working within our Emergency Department, providing support to patients with their nutritional needs. If you feel you have the ability to work independently and as part of a pro-active team within a busy Emergency Care environment, have a caring and pleasant manner to deal with patients and visitors, and can work flexibly, this could be the role for you. Experience of working within a hospital or caring environment is desirable. Knowledge and experience of computer skills is also desirable; however, full training will be provided for the IT systems required to carry out your role. The Emergency Department is a fast-paced environment dealing with a wide range of patients with various illnesses and injuries. We are a large, friendly team looking for someone who enjoys a busy, ever-changing care environment and is passionate about ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. Main Duties of the Job
As a Nutritional Assistant, your main duties will be: To assist the qualified nursing staff in promoting and providing nutritional support for patients, including assisting patients with meals and promoting additional nutritional snacks. To assist patients with receiving appropriate nutrition while in the Emergency Department, ensuring dietary preferences are met and assisting with feeding where appropriate. To keep an updated record of any additional nutritional support required and provided. To monitor stock levels of nutritional supplements and snacks, ordering appropriately to ensure sufficient stock is readily available for patients. To maintain high standards of nutritional support to patients. Duties are general nutrition duties for the ward as designated by the Ward Manager, Sister, Charge Nurse, or Nurse in charge. About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, we have opened a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, and some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't; this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application. Job Responsibilities
The main element of the role is to assist and supervise with feeding patients and preparing drinks and snacks. You will be expected to ensure documentation such as food diaries and fluid balance charts are completed accurately. You will be responsible for ensuring 'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' (MUST) charts are completed, patients are weighed on specified days, and other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs. The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards, report deficiencies, and take appropriate action while being able to communicate effectively with respect to patient confidentiality. Person Specification
Experience
Caring experience Understanding of patients' basic needs Qualifications
Previous knowledge of patient care and needs 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. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Specialist Care Hospital, Cramlington, within the Emergency Department. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nutritional Assistant who would welcome the opportunity of working within our Emergency Department, providing support to patients with their nutritional needs. If you feel you have the ability to work independently and as part of a pro-active team within a busy Emergency Care environment, have a caring and pleasant manner to deal with patients and visitors, and can work flexibly, this could be the role for you. Experience of working within a hospital or caring environment is desirable. Knowledge and experience of computer skills is also desirable; however, full training will be provided for the IT systems required to carry out your role. The Emergency Department is a fast-paced environment dealing with a wide range of patients with various illnesses and injuries. We are a large, friendly team looking for someone who enjoys a busy, ever-changing care environment and is passionate about ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. Main Duties of the Job
As a Nutritional Assistant, your main duties will be: To assist the qualified nursing staff in promoting and providing nutritional support for patients, including assisting patients with meals and promoting additional nutritional snacks. To assist patients with receiving appropriate nutrition while in the Emergency Department, ensuring dietary preferences are met and assisting with feeding where appropriate. To keep an updated record of any additional nutritional support required and provided. To monitor stock levels of nutritional supplements and snacks, ordering appropriately to ensure sufficient stock is readily available for patients. To maintain high standards of nutritional support to patients. Duties are general nutrition duties for the ward as designated by the Ward Manager, Sister, Charge Nurse, or Nurse in charge. About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, we have opened a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, and some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't; this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application. Job Responsibilities
The main element of the role is to assist and supervise with feeding patients and preparing drinks and snacks. You will be expected to ensure documentation such as food diaries and fluid balance charts are completed accurately. You will be responsible for ensuring 'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' (MUST) charts are completed, patients are weighed on specified days, and other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs. The post holder will be required to monitor quality standards, report deficiencies, and take appropriate action while being able to communicate effectively with respect to patient confidentiality. Person Specification
Experience
Caring experience Understanding of patients' basic needs Qualifications
Previous knowledge of patient care and needs 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. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
#J-18808-Ljbffr
