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SBH CLINICAL SUPPORT DIVISION
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7529316SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£30,546 - £32,207 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/11/2025 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Dietetic Support Worker

Band 3

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

A position has arisen for a creative and innovative  support worker to work alongside a team of dietitians at Barts Health, particularly working alongside the Cardiac, Critical Care and Oncology dietitians.

Applications are invited from those individuals that are keen to work in healthcare and have an interest in providing support to provide an efficient and effective service to patients.

*PLEASE NOTE – WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE* 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to have clear communication skills, a high degree of organisation skills and be able to prioritise their own workload and use their own initiative. We require an enthusiastic individual with good interpersonal and IT and skills, someone who has an understanding of different cultural and ethnic beliefs and is willing to work with patients who may be very ill.

The post provides an opportunity to develop skills within the NHS and awareness on nutrition related issues.

 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Some experience working with the public
  • Interest of working in a health related field
  • Administration experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to gather and process information
  • Able to write simple reports and produce simple written resources
  • Flexible, adaptable and creative
  • Ability to work on own initiative and in a team
  • Can manage time and work to action plans and deadlines
  • The ability to recognise difficulties and problem solve
  • Accurate keyboard skills-data inputting, Microsoft word, Excel, powerpoint etc
  • The ability to lift and handle objects eg nutritional feeds up to 5kg in weight
  • Ability to work with unwell patients

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • O’Level/GCSE equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification or courses completed in the area of nutrition

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An understanding of confidentiality issues & protocols in relation to health care
  • An understanding of equal opportunities
  • Awareness of Cultural Diversity Interest of Nutrition and awareness of the role of the dietitian

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Zarah Ashmeade
Job title
Band 7 Dietician
Email address
[email protected]
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