Paediatric Ketogenic Dietetic and Physiotherapy Assistant

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is to mainly work within the Paediatric Neurology Service providing Ketogenic Diets to children with epilepsy and other disorders where the treatment is proven to be effective. You will support a team of ketogenic dietitians and the Consultant Neurologists to provide this service. In addition 1 day per week will be dedicated to the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy team, where you will be supporting with tasks related to the running of their service.

• To be responsible for assisting the Ketogenic dietitians to provide an efficient service to children on the Ketogenic Diet.
• To work with training, support and supervision from the paediatric dietitians within the specialist area of Ketogenic paediatric dietetics
• You will work alongside 3 other dietetic assistants who work within our special feed unit. You will be required to do infrequent shifts within this unit to help support this service. This may include one Saturday morning shift a month and some bank holidays on a rota basis.
• To carry out administrative tasks including preparation for clinics and other education/ health promotion programmes
• To provide high quality and comprehensive clinical administrative support to the Community and MSK OP / Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team, ensuring the smooth running of systems that support the clinical service
The successful candidate will be based at St George's Hospital within the dietetics team. The service is forward thinking, proactive and strongly supports continuous professional development and evidence based practice. We will offer you excellent opportunities for professional and personal development, and the Trust supports access to the NHS apprenticeship scheme. Additionally, you will be actively encouraged to participate in service development, research, audit and the Clinical Governance objectives of the department and the Trust. We are a base trainer for student dietitians and are actively involved in the training of other staff.