Job Description

Job Overview

Dietetic Support Worker Home Enteral Nutrition Service (Full-Time)

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Are you keen to contribute to the provision of high-quality health care for individuals and families in the community?


Do you have NHS experience in a caring role, equipping you to work effectively to support and monitor adults and paediatrics, who need enteral nutrition (tube feeding) at home?


We are looking for a Dietetic Support Worker to assist our friendly team in providing services to this group of patients and their families, throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Claire Blakeman - Clinical Dietetic Manager on: 0116 2227161 or email claire.blakeman@nhs.net

Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

The post holder will be involved in varied duties, both office-based, and in patients' homes and other settings.


The role has a strong focus on patient contact and monitoring along with providing training for individuals and groups on enteral nutrition and the equipment used in a variety of locations (home, day care, care homes, hospital, school). The role also supports patients by troubleshooting and supporting with equipment queries. Office-based duties will include record keeping, data input, monitoring equipment requirements and supplies, and liaising with the companies responsible for delivery of equipment to patients' homes as well as some administration support.


The postholder will work alongside and be supported by the Dietitians working in the service as well as Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Support Workers and administrative staff.


The successful candidate will need excellent team-working, communication, organisational and IT skills, along with a passion for working with patients, relatives, carers and other professionals to provide high quality care. Previous experience of working with patients in a caring, healthcare-related field is desirable for this post. Experience of enteral tube feeding is beneficial, but not essential.

The post will be based in the Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service Headquarters, close to the M1/M69 junction. You will need to be a car driver, and be willing to use your car during the working day.

For more details, please see the attached and Person Specification.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us


Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.


We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.


Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.


We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.


For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).


All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.


For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.


Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.