Job summary
This is an exciting brand new position for a Band 6 dietitian to join our Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Specialist Team . This is a new and developing team working together to ensure we are supporting patient's nutritional needs through their cancer pathway from diagnosis to living with and beyond cancer. This post will initially be on a fixed term basis for two years, but with firm plans to develop it into a substantive post. You will receive training and support alongside the other specialist team members to help provide seamless care for our cancer patients.
Main duties of the job
Work as a key, valued and active member of the Upper GI Multidisciplinary and dietetic teams.
Work alongside our oncology dietitians and advanced Upper GI dietitian to provide a nutrition and dietetic service to our upper GI cancer patients from diagnosis, prehabilitation , post-surgery and oncological treatment to best supportive care.
See patients face to face in our outpatient departments, chemotherapy day unit and radiotherapy unit at the Sussex Cancer Centre
Provide training to undergraduate dietitians , supervising their clinical placements
Work collaboratively with the MDT and dietetic teams across University Hospitals Sussex and colleagues in our other partnered trusts, to ensure patients pathways of care are managed seamlessly and in line with local, regional and national guidelines.
Participate in continuing professional development, audit and research within this specialist area to further best practice and personal development.
About us
Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops
At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work autonomously, undertaking nutritional needs assessments for this patient group and to develop individual patient centred treatment plans based on nutritional diagnoses including: clinical condition, anthropometrics, biochemistry, diet history and oncology treatment plans.
- To attend, actively contribute to and lead nutritional decision-making discussions at the UGI Specialist MDT, to ensure the delivery of expert nutritional care to patients from diagnosis and throughout treatment within the surgical and oncology settings.
- To work with the UGI MDT, Brighter Outlook and other holistic cancer services to develop and implement a prehabilitation service for surgical patients and those embarking on neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and oncological treatments to optimise planned treatments.
- To act as a specialist dietitian for UGI cancers to provide expert opinion on appropriate practice and alongside the band 7 advanced dietitian facilitate service development opportunities. This will include reviewing current literature, national guidelines & research in the specialist area and disseminating the findings to the UGI team members and dietetic colleagues to support the provision of evidence-based, up-to-date patient care.
- To utilise specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to assess patients nutritional requirements based on complex clinical conditions and treatment plans to develop, implement and communicate with the client and the MDT the dietetic care plan.
- To be clinically responsible for the nutritional care of the UGI surgical patients and those manage with oncological treatments and independently plan, organise and prioritise patient activity and professional demands.
- To diagnose malnutrition and /or risk of refeeding syndrome and liaise with the MDT with an aim of optimising treatment outcomes by recommending the appropriate methods of nutrition intervention.
- To recommend appropriate forms of artificial nutrition support and enteral feeding regimens for patients and manage, monitor and re-evaluate throughout the treatment plan adapting to the clinical condition as necessary.
- To maintain clear and accurate patient records in trust-based databases including Somerset Cancer Register and CareFlow, and to communicate in clinical decisions and outcomes in writing to the patient, primary care teams, palliative care services and other specialist care providers as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work autonomously, undertaking nutritional needs assessments for this patient group and to develop individual patient centred treatment plans based on nutritional diagnoses including: clinical condition, anthropometrics, biochemistry, diet history and oncology treatment plans.
- To attend, actively contribute to and lead nutritional decision-making discussions at the UGI Specialist MDT, to ensure the delivery of expert nutritional care to patients from diagnosis and throughout treatment within the surgical and oncology settings.
- To work with the UGI MDT, Brighter Outlook and other holistic cancer services to develop and implement a prehabilitation service for surgical patients and those embarking on neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and oncological treatments to optimise planned treatments.
- To act as a specialist dietitian for UGI cancers to provide expert opinion on appropriate practice and alongside the band 7 advanced dietitian facilitate service development opportunities. This will include reviewing current literature, national guidelines & research in the specialist area and disseminating the findings to the UGI team members and dietetic colleagues to support the provision of evidence-based, up-to-date patient care.
- To utilise specialist knowledge and clinical expertise to assess patients nutritional requirements based on complex clinical conditions and treatment plans to develop, implement and communicate with the client and the MDT the dietetic care plan.
- To be clinically responsible for the nutritional care of the UGI surgical patients and those manage with oncological treatments and independently plan, organise and prioritise patient activity and professional demands.
- To diagnose malnutrition and /or risk of refeeding syndrome and liaise with the MDT with an aim of optimising treatment outcomes by recommending the appropriate methods of nutrition intervention.
- To recommend appropriate forms of artificial nutrition support and enteral feeding regimens for patients and manage, monitor and re-evaluate throughout the treatment plan adapting to the clinical condition as necessary.
- To maintain clear and accurate patient records in trust-based databases including Somerset Cancer Register and CareFlow, and to communicate in clinical decisions and outcomes in writing to the patient, primary care teams, palliative care services and other specialist care providers as required.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- State registration with the Health Care Professions Council
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor of science (Honours degree) Nutrition and Dietetics, Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Working with multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of managing own complex caseload.
Desirable
- Experience of working with challenging /distressing client groups, those ambivalent to change
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- State registration with the Health Care Professions Council
Experience/ Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor of science (Honours degree) Nutrition and Dietetics, Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Working with multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of managing own complex caseload.
Desirable
- Experience of working with challenging /distressing client groups, those ambivalent to change
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
