Specialist Dietitian – Head and Neck Oncology

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our innovative dietetic team at Barts Health NHS Trust. This post will be in the Head and Neck Oncolgy team.

This post is suitable for an experienced band 5 Dietitian or a Dietitian currently working at a band 6 level. The role will allow you to gain experience working in busy inpatient and outpatient settings. You will be providing a dietetic service to patients throughout the treatment pathway.

You will be working closely with both the dietetic team and the wider MDT team, made up of consultants, CNS' and other AHPs.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical dietetic service at Band 6 level to patients at St Bartholomew's Hospital and The Royal London Hospital. To provide an effective, flexible nutritional support service to Head and Neck oncology inpatients and outpatients, including those undergoing surgery and oncological treatment.

To work alongside the Senior Specialist Dietitian for Oncology.

To participate in continuing professional development, as well as innovative learning and development opportunities

To undertake regular audits, service evaluations and quality improvement projects which will contribute to developing the head and neck oncology dietetic service and ensure evidence-based practice.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of experience in speciality area HCPC registered

Experience

Essential

Experience in complex nutrition support Experience in nutrition support in oncology Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team Documented evidence of commitment to CPD Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of nutritional support in a variety of clinical areas

Knowledge Skills

Essential

Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems, and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements eg. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status Ability to work effectively single-handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information.

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