Dietetic Assistant
The closing date is 27 July 2025
Job summary
Due to internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a dynamic and patient focused individual to join our dietetic team. Applications for both full time and part time hours are welcomed. Working hours are to be fixed the same each week but there is some scope for flexible working between 8.00 am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist cardiothoracic and transplant services for the East of England, nationally and abroad. If you have a keen interest in food and nutrition, we have a unique job opportunity to work in one of the UK's top performing foundation trusts by supporting the dietetic team as a Dietetic Assistant.
You will be joining a supportive, friendly team who are forward thinking and place an emphasis on team working. The department also has a supportive environment for continuing professional development.
If you share our passion to provide outstanding care, we would love to hear from you. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Main duties of the job
To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience of working closely with people, ideally in a healthcare setting. Written and spoken communication skills and the ability to show empathy and understanding are key for this role. You will be required to provide training to individuals or groups of patients or staff, therefore experience of delivering training would be an advantage.
The role includes patient related administrative tasks and participation in project work, therefore the post holder must be educated to GCSE grade 4 /C or above in Maths and English or equivalent and be able to demonstrate excellent computer/IT skills to include Microsoft Office Packages.
Experience of self-directed working and the ability to prioritise tasks would be beneficial and an interest in nutrition and working in a hospital environment would also be an advantage, but appropriate competency-based training will be provided.
Clinical duties involve face to face interaction with patients to promote appropriate nutritional intake which is vital for their recovery, under the supervision of a Dietitian. You will be working with all members of the multidisciplinary team promoting recovery and independence, making an active contribution to the provision of the highest standards of patient care.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
Date posted
21 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
175-2526-PS1310
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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