Dietetic Assistant

First Dietitians is a friendly, approachable team of 24 dietitians, dietetic assistants administrators delivering adult and paediatric services across East Surrey and parts of West Sussex in a range of community settings, including clinics, specialist schools and patients own homes. Our vision is to be a trailblazer for food and nutrition. We are committed to service development through public involvement, quality improvement and innovative new service models. We encourage all members of the team to be involved in service development to improve the efficiency of our services and patient experience. This is an exciting opportunity and you will have an integral role in supporting both the Sussex and Surrey adult teams, working closely with the lead community dietitians to support our patients in the community. This will include clinics, domiciliary visits and ward support, as well as supporting both teams with daily tasks. As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team you will be uniquely placed to build relationships with our patients and their families, positively influencing their health and wellbeing. You will work as an autonomous assistant practitioner, with appropriate levels of supervision and support, contributing to the delivery of excellent nutritional care by the team. We recognise the importance of flexible working; we encourage candidates to discuss opportunities for this at interview.,

• Contacting patients by phone, e-mail or letter to book education sessions, clinic appointments and home visits
• Visiting patients in care homes or their own homes to carry out nutritional assessments, including weight/height checks
• Working with the lead community dietitians to improve the service where possible
• Support the dietitians in their everyday tasks
• Conduct ward reviews and information gathering with the support of your dietetic team
• Sending out nutritional samples for clinic patients
• Conducting weekly nutritional support clinics with the support of your dietetic team
• Ordering ancillaries for enteral feeding patients and communicating with our local feeding company on patients behalf
  
  Do you want to be part of an organisation recognised as one of the top community providers to work for in the country, delivering high quality NHS care? (2025 Staff Survey results)
First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value. First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits. Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Flexible working options may vary depending on the role. At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. All applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments. Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.