Specialist Dietitian

**Job overview**:
An opportunity has risen for a dietitian to support the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) oncology team in the dietetic department at NUH.

Are you a dietitian keen to expand your clinical experience in UGI oncology within both the oncology and surgical parts of the pathway? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with the best nutritional care? If so, we have 0.5 WTE band 6, permanent post has become available as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.. You will become an integral member of our supportive multidisciplinary team delivering high quality, patient centred dietetic care.

**Main duties of the job**:
**Working for our organisation**:
We are a large and friendly department of around 140 staff providing dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond. The Service has excellent IT facilities and a dedicated group of non-registered staff who help provide dietetic support. Support would be available from dietitians working in other specialities provided from both Campus, including gastroenterology, critical care, burns, cardiac, renal, CF, other areas of oncology (including head and neck) and haematology.

We are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training courses, involvement in service development and audit. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for their placements.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
You should have experience of working as a Dietitian. You will need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within a supportive team. You will work alongside dietitians as well as dietetic technicians and a dietetic assistant. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your own skills and those of others. Experience of nutritional support is essential. Additional training will be provided.

As part of this role it is essential that you will be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) accordingly to national and local guidance.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- HCPC registered

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience as a dietitian

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience in any of the specialist areas

**Analytical and judgement**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to interpret complex information to make decisions

**Communication**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to communicate with a range of individuals on complex matters
- Able to work within an MDT
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the **Occupational Health Department **confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.