Specialist Head and Neck Oncology Dietitian

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you keen to be part of a specialist head and neck oncology dietetic team working across acute and community settings?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 dietitian to join our well-established Head and Neck Oncology Dietetic Team at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. You will be joining a friendly, dynamic and supportive team who pride themselves on providing a truly exceptional service to patients with head and neck cancer.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a split role covering an acute inpatient caseload at Guy's Hospital for 3 days a week and a community-based rehabilitation caseload within the Community Head and Neck Team (CHANT) for 2 days a week.

About us

The dietetic team is highly respected within the head and neck oncology MDT and regularly undertake service development and audit in order to ensure a high quality, effective and patient-focussed service. We support team members in their personal and professional development through CPD and health and wellbeing initiatives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The head and neck oncology service at Guys Hospital manages patients across the cancer pathway from diagnosis requiring surgical and/or oncological treatment through to rehabilitation, survivorship and palliative care. The CHANT service provides highly specialist care closer to home, offering a total of 9 MDT community clinics across the 6 boroughs of South East London. The post-holder will likely cover 2 of these clinics on a weekly basis. The CHANT team comprises dietitians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, clinical nurse specialists, a clinical psychologist, therapy assistants and administrative staff.

Applicants should have substantial experience in nutrition support and previous work within a head and neck oncology setting is preferred.

The department of Nutrition and Dietetics is made up of an Adult and Paediatric Nutrition workforce of over 100 staff, generating an income of over 10m. This is a highly complex service, delivering highly specialised Dietetics as part of clinical services across the Trust, and into the Community, including providing professional guidance for our catering services and ensuring our compliance with Nutrition Standards for the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in Dietetics or equivalent Current State Registration

Skills

Essential

Good communication Organisational Skills Time management Presentation skills Maintain confidentiality

Experience

Essential

Broad post-registration experience within Clinical Dietetics Experience in Oncology/H&N Oncology Working as part of a team Conducting audit and or research

Desirable

Experience of training student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential

Sound Clinical knowledge Sound knowledge of current dietetic issues in oncology/H&N oncology

Other

Essential

Computer literacy Demonstrate a flexible approach Demonstrate understanding of equal opportunities

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