Special Feeds Unit Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves preparing and accurately labelling complex infant and enteral feeds according to strict standards. The assistant will supply these specialised feeds to wards, manage stock, and ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety regulations. Key duties include dealing with queries, thorough cleaning of the unit, and assisting with general efficient management of the Special Feeds Unit.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare specialised infant and enteral feeds in accordance with patient worksheets.
- Accurately label all feeds and deliver them to ward areas in a timely manner.
- Order and amend patient feed worksheets, checking for new referrals and changes.
- Carry out thorough and intensive cleaning of the SFU and equipment.
- Stock check, rotate stock, re-stock, and assist with stock deliveries.
- Prioritise workload to ensure timely feed preparation with attention to detail.
Essential criteria
- Meditech Experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Special Feeds Unit Assistant
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
- To prepare and label, to an exacting standard of accuracy, complex and specialised infant and enteral feed
- Supply specialised infant and enteral feeds to wards.
- To work within standards of practice in accordance with Food Hygiene and Health and Safety Regulations
- To assist with any duties which contribute to the efficient management of the Special Feeds Unit (SFU) and deputise for the SFU supervisor when required.
Main duties of the job
Prepare specialised infant and enteral feeds in accordance with patient worksheets.
Accurately label all feeds.
Select feeds for blast chilling or refrigeration.
Deliver feeds to ward areas in a timely manner.
Remove out-of-date feeds from ward areas and place new feeds in ward refrigerator.
Order and amend patient feed worksheets at weekends and at other times in the absence of a dietitian this will include checking of the dietetic therapist desktop for any new referrals and changes to feeds and action appropriately with the guidance of the on-call dietitian.
Deal with phone calls and staff visits to the SFU to ensure the query is acted on efficiently and effectively.
Carry out thorough and intensive cleaning of the SFU and equipment in accordance with SFU cleaning policies.
Stock check, rotate stoc
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