Healthcare Support Worker Paediatric Weight Management
Full-time
Others
Cardiff, CF11 9SH, England
6 months ago
To provide highly skilled specialised support under the direction of a Senior Dietitian supporting Children and Families in the P.....
To provide highly skilled specialised support under the direction of a Senior Dietitian supporting Children and Families in the Paediatric Weight Management Service. The post-holder will develop, organise, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate education training packages for Families in community locations and home settings, under the guidance of the team Dietitian and other members of the Multi-disciplinary Team as appropriate. The post-holder will have delegated responsibility within an agreed framework with a degree of autonomy. The post-holder will be responsible and accountable for these tasks. The post holder will also support the wider MDT as appropriate. Under the direction of a Senior dietitian, the post-holder is a trained member of staff who will be required to work in an unsupervised capacity. They will be responsible for the development and organisation of nutrition training to Children and Families within an agreed framework. In addition, the post-holder will provide an access route for Children and Young People to engage in Nutrition Skills training, already delivered by the Public Health Community Dietetic Service, such as Nutrition skills for life. The post holder will: To plan and prioritise own workload on a day-to-day basis under the direction of the supervising Dietitian. To assist Dietitians in their role by undertaking specific tasks as directed by the supervising Dietitian working within the BDA Professional Code of Conduct for Dietetic Assistants. To be able to communicate appropriately and effectively at all levels with the client/client group and all those involved in the programme To assist and deliver community based nutrition interventions for parents, carers/staff/other agencies, under the direction of appropriate senior qualified staff. To work safely and appropriately in an unsupervised capacity as part of the Paediatric weight management team To work with clients and colleagues from diverse cultural and ethnic groups, and Respect personal beliefs and identity of individuals Promote individual rights and choice Promote anti-discriminatory practice To be involved in planning, reviewing and progression of community based nutrition programmes in line with recognised set guidelines. To be involved in activities provided by the Paediatric weight management team that lead to uptake of healthy choices and a healthier balanced diet To motivate, guide and encourage parents/carers/children and young people to participate in activities and monitor their progress during the programme and reporting findings to the relevant qualified staff member. To contribute to the maintenance of adequate notes on client group or activity progress, with guidance from qualified staff. To send relevant information to client groups as directed by the qualified staff To be competent in the use of practical food resources, with sufficient cookery skills To undertake the inputting of information into the computerised evaluation database To participate in team meetings to discuss programme progress and ensure that feedback is given to relevant bodies or groups. To respect and adhere to the code of confidentiality. To promote and support clients rights, by promoting individual choice and respecting their beliefs You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
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