dietetic technician

Dietetic technicians assist dietitians in planning nutritional programmes and in planning menus for patients as part of an overall treatment plan under supervision of a dietitian. Under supervision of a dietitian, dietetic technicians assist dietitians in patient reviews, enteral feeding discharge planning, and clinical auditing which includes nutritional screening.

Alternative Labels

assistant nutrition practitioner

clinical dietetic technician

clinical diet technician

dietetic assistant

dietetic science technician

dietetic technician

diet technician

medical dietetics technician

nutrition assistant practitioner

technician in dietetics

technician in medical dietetics

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adhere to organisational guidelines assess nutritional characteristics of food communicate in healthcare comply with legislation related to health care comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice educate healthcare users on nutrition empathise with the healthcare user follow clinical guidelines interact with healthcare users monitor stock level plan patient menus prepare infant formulae use e-health and mobile health technologies use food preparation techniques work in a multicultural environment in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams

Essential Knowledge

calculation of food energy composition of diets counselling methods dietetics food hygiene rules food preservation food safety standards health care legislation human anatomy hygiene in a health care setting medical informatics nutrition of healthy persons professional documentation in health care

Optional Skills and Competences

deal with emergency care situations manage healthcare users' data store raw food materials use foreign languages in patient care

Optional Knowledge

european food safety policy geriatrics medical terminology obesity pedagogy

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/68bc2af1-96ea-4ec2-8b2f-5cde76472135

Status

released

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