Job summary
- Main area
- James Cook Cancer Institute & Speciality Medicine Services L3
- Grade
- Band 2/3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 26.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 328-JCSM-7118491
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langbaurgh House
- Town
- Guisborough
- Salary
- £24,169 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Support Worker/Clinical Support Worker – Higher
Band 2/3
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Dietetic Clinical Support Worker to join our friendly and dynamic team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be based at our community site at Langbaurgh House, Guisborough.
Our mission in the community Dietetic team is to use a patient-centred approach to make a meaningful impact by educating, empowering and supporting. We enable people to feel seen and heard.
Please note if you do not have the qualifications or experience marked as essential for a Band 3 role, you will be appointed at a Band 2.
Band 2 requirements – willingness to undertake all relevant training and qualifications if wishing to develop into a band 3 role.
Band 3 requirements - Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or GCSE equivalent (A-C/ 4-9)
Care certificate
Level 3 vocational qualification
or
Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties
and/or
Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3;
- Theoretical knowledge
- Experience of a range of care and related procedures
- clinical observations
- knowledge of relevant legislation
There is a clear framework to allow for postholders to develop from a band 2 to band 3 and this includes completion of the qualifications.
Main duties of the job
Key aspects of this role include assessing the nutritional needs of non-complex patients with a range of medical conditions, devising programmes of dietetic care under dietetic supervision, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of dietary intervention and providing regular feedback to the supervising dietitian. This post is ideal for a person with experience of working in a healthcare environment with an interest in nutrition. You will be given supervision and support from experienced Dietitians to enable you to develop your skills.
It is vital that you have strong and confident communication skills when liaising with patients, carers and relatives, and the ability to develop good working relationships with a wide range of professionals working across health and social care. This post also offers exciting opportunities for continued development in a well-established service.
Our service delivers care across 2 primary care hospitals and within community settings across the South Tees locality, therefore you will need to be able to travel independently between sites.
Working for our organisation
Our service covers The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton and the community localities of Hambleton and Richmond and Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland locality. The main office base for this post is in Guisborough. The community service uses Systmone, which facilitates mobile working. The clinical caseload will require a mix of face to face and virtual service provision.
Guisborough is a small market town in Teesside surrounded by beautiful countryside, market towns and villages and within easy reach of the coast. It is served by good travel networks; is within easy reach of the A1M motorway; cities such as Newcastle, Durham, York and Leeds are very accessible via the East Coast main line train service. We are also close to three international airports – Teesside, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
· Your Leadership Impact
· Service Improvement for Beginners
After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills (Both)
Essential criteria
- Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective team work.
- Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.
- Working knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Band 3
Essential criteria
- Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or Maths & English GCSE A-C/4-9 or Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
- Completion (at the point of start date or within the probationary period) of the WASP competencies and Trust face to face training session related to insulin administration, and/or oral medication administration, following the Trust approved standard operating procedure and policy. role. EXPERIENCE
- Care certificate
- Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3. - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience Band 3
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in health or social care.
- Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS care role.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Whitfield
- Job title
- Operational Lead Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 944455
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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