Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Specialist Care Hospital, Cramlington, within the Emergency Department.



We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Nutritional Assistant who would welcome the opportunity of working within our Emergency Department where they will be 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 be able to work flexibly, this could be the role for you.



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 , every changing care environment , 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.

As a Nutrition 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 whilst 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 and order appropriately to ensure sufficient stock is readily available for patients.



To maintain high standards of nutritional support to patients.



Duties outlined are general nutrition duties for the ward as designated by the Ward Manager, Sister, Charge Nurse, or Nurse in charge.



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 - opening 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, 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.



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 and report deficiencies and take appropriate action, able to communicate effectively with respect to patient confidentiality.