Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Dietetic Assistant

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated person with an interest in nutrition looking to progress your career in a supportive, learning environment? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a small, friendly Dietetics Department.

We have a full time permanent Dietetic Assistant vacancy at the University Lewisham Hospital (UHL), part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, that could be perfect for you.

You would be joining our team to supportboth adult and paediatric dietitans within our diverse department of 60 dietitians, nutrition nurse specialists, speech and language therapists, dietitian support workers and team administrators who work across our hospital and community services.

Main duties of the job

You will be akey player, helping to deliver consistently high quality care to patients both adult and children, with a range of clinicaland non clinical duties as described in the job description. We are looking for be a good team worker, with goodcommunications skills.

You will be based at Lewisham Hospital, London.The post involves project work on nutritional initiatives and active involvement in audit as well as direct and indirectpatient care.

Previous NHS experience and experience of working alongside dietitians is desirable.

We will offer full support and training to help you develop and flourish in this role.

If you're curious and want to explore this opportunity further, we strongly encourage you to get in touch so we can give you more information.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post

About us

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at LGT comprises of 3 teams based at Lewisham Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the HomeEnteral Nutrition team. We are a friendly team of over 60 professionals including dietitians, dietetic assistants, nutrition specialist nurses andadministrators.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-UT6899

Job locations

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job To provide assistance to the dietitians in implementing dietetic care plans for in-patients To liaise with catering staff with regards to provision of special diets, in conjunction with the dietitians To liaise with pharmacy and pharmaceutical companies regarding nutritional supplements, in conjunction with the dietitians With support from the dietitians, to undertake teaching and education of nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team innutrition screening and basic nutrition support To update dietetic resources as required by the dietitians With support from the dietitians, to undertake audits and service evaluations

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

GCSE Maths and English

Desirable

BSc/Msc Nutrition

Experience

Essential

o Experience of IT systems.
o Able to use Microsoft Office

Desirable

Previous experience and knowledge of working as a dietetic assistant and the NHS.
Able to use hospital patient electronic record systems.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Food hygiene and safety.
An appreciation of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner healthcare organisations
Outcome focused - ability to set targets and get things done.
Ability to engage effectively in dialogue with individuals at all levels.
Ability to undertake tasks assigned by the dietitian and report back about workload.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

GCSE Maths and English

Desirable

BSc/Msc Nutrition

Experience

Essential

o Experience of IT systems.
o Able to use Microsoft Office

Desirable

Previous experience and knowledge of working as a dietetic assistant and the NHS.
Able to use hospital patient electronic record systems.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Food hygiene and safety.
An appreciation of the NHS, its infrastructure and partner healthcare organisations
Outcome focused - ability to set targets and get things done.
Ability to engage effectively in dialogue with individuals at all levels.
Ability to undertake tasks assigned by the dietitian and report back about workload.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)