Community Dietitian

We are pleased to be able this new role working in pre-habilitation oncology and head and neck cancer.


It aims to maximise resilience to treatment, improve longer term health, minimise side effects and empower patients to be partners in their healthcare.


We are looking for a Dietitian interested in oncology who has strong communication and team working skills with a desire to develop their clinical knowledge. You will be supported by a Specialist Dietitian within The Active Together Team and have excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. This includes involvement in audit, service development, study opportunities, evaluation and research within your clinical specialty.
We deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A,B & C placement students which you will be actively involved in.


To be responsible for the provision of a high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skill and knowledge as an independent practitioner.


To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.


We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department of around 70 Dietitians, plus Dietetic assistants across three hospital sites and the community. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.


BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students
BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills course

Personal Qualities
Flexible
Due to the requirement to work across site, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to an alternative means of transport


Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically
Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student Dietitian's
High level of knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support.
Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system
Willing to undergo further training at post registration level
Experience of working with oncology patients.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Wellbeing and Research Centre (AWRC)