Dietetic Assistant Practitioner in Reading

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

• MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
  
  

We have an exciting opportunity for a Dietetic Assistant to join our Healthcare team at HM/ICR name, a category C Prison located in Oxfordshire.

HMP Huntercombe is a male foreign national prison. We are recruiting for a Dietetic Assistant to support the dietician with dietetic plans, weekly weigh ins, weight management, dietary advice, promotion of healthy eating and lifestyle, exercise, measurements, health promotion, screening patients, care plan for diabetes and long term conditions as well as other tasks.

Hours

15 hours a week (Not Fridays)

Salary

This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £30,166 per annum FTE - depending on experience. Will be pro rata for 15 hours per week.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team
  
  

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

What you'll be doing

As an Dietetic Assistant your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Screen patients to collect a range of qualitative and quantitative data by a range of methods including face to face and telephone.
• Deliver behaviour change weight management and self-management for long term conditions group and 1:1 sessions to patients across Thames Valley sites under supervision of the dietitian.
• Be responsible for collating Patient Information – including dietary information packs to support the education sessions delivered
• Make changes to information sheets for patients in conjunction with the dietitian.
• Be responsible for teaching patients the skills required to change their diets and physical activity safely. This includes correct food hygiene, weighing, menu planning, recipe adaptation and safe physical activity behaviours.
  
  

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It Doesn’t Stop There… We Also Offer

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
  
  

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together
  
  

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications Required

• Evidence of willingness to learn and self-develop, including continuing professional development
• A non-judgmental and compassionate approach with patient centred values
• Ability to communicate information
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of healthcare policies and best practice
  
  

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Reading

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

10-12-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English