Job summary
Band 6 Oncology Specialist Dietitian (1.0 WTE 12 months fixed term - 37.5hours) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role provides an exciting opportunity to provide dietetic input across a variety of our oncology dietetic services, including cover to the Head and Neck, Upper GI and support to the general oncology dietetic teams.
The post will provide both an inpatient and outpatient services (including MDT specialist clinics) across both hospital sites at Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General.
Please see information below and the job description attached for further details, informal enquiries very welcome.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a skilled Dietitian, experienced within the NHS, to join our team providing nutritional care to patients with a variety of cancer diagnoses with particular focus on head and neck and UGI cancer.
We are looking for a Dietitian with well-developed team working, communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills. Experience of working in oncology and delivering complex nutritional support, including enteral tube feeding is essential.
This role will require ability to work flexibly, outside of normal working hours on a weekly basis, if the service requires.
About us
We have a large, friendly and supportive Dietetic Department as well as MDT Head and Neck and UGI cancer teams.
Our dietetic department is based across our 2 hospital sites; Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).
This role will involve working across both sites to provide support within the Head and Neck, Upper GI cancer services and support to the general oncology team.
You will work closely with the wider MDT teams within each speciality, including oncology and surgical consultants and speciality doctors, advanced nurse practitioners, speech and language therapists, psychologists, cancer support workers and ward staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will be supported by senior Oncology Dietitians and will include clinical supervision with a shared caseloads amongst the specialist teams.
Gloucestershire is a great area to live, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent transport networks to the rest of the country.
Contact Details
Fiona Brown (Service Lead Dietitian)
fiona.brown1@nhs.net
0300 422 3460
All interest regarding this post is very welcomed to either Fiona Brown, Sarah Davies UGI cancers, or Hannah Cook head and neck cancers Specialist Dietitians on 0300 422 3460/ 0300 422 5506
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will be supported by senior Oncology Dietitians and will include clinical supervision with a shared caseloads amongst the specialist teams.
Gloucestershire is a great area to live, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent transport networks to the rest of the country.
Contact Details
Fiona Brown (Service Lead Dietitian)
fiona.brown1@nhs.net
0300 422 3460
All interest regarding this post is very welcomed to either Fiona Brown, Sarah Davies UGI cancers, or Hannah Cook head and neck cancers Specialist Dietitians on 0300 422 3460/ 0300 422 5506
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered with HCPC
- Experience of working with a variety of patient cohorts within the NHS, preferably with experience within oncology, and complex enteral tube feeding
- Post registration training in enteral feeding, nutrition support or oncology, such as attendance at relevant accredited courses
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in cancer care and enteral tube feeding
- Prioritisation of workloads, planning and organisational/ time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
- Experience of effectively working within a team
- Implementing evidence-based practice
- Ability and experience in developing and delivering education sessions to a variety of audiences such as colleagues, patients and healthcare staff
- Demonstrate willingness to be flexible, including outside normal working hours on a weekly basis, if the service requires
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy, and can relate well to staff and patients
- Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills
- Ability to make decisions and change practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate to other health professionals
- Ability to implement evidence-based practice and apply this to dietetic practice for continuous service improvement
- To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards individual, department, divisional and trust goals and objectives
- Evidence of continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and development
- Excellent computer literacy skills
- Able to travel between hospital sites
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Training and/or demonstrated experience in Leadership and Development and clinical supervision of junior staff and students
- Can cope with working across sites in a busy and changing environment with ability to remains calm and in control during busy phases
- Desire to deliver a high-quality service
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Experience of handling difficult and sensitive situations well
- Maintaining professional appearance and behaviours in the workplace
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered with HCPC
- Experience of working with a variety of patient cohorts within the NHS, preferably with experience within oncology, and complex enteral tube feeding
- Post registration training in enteral feeding, nutrition support or oncology, such as attendance at relevant accredited courses
- Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in cancer care and enteral tube feeding
- Prioritisation of workloads, planning and organisational/ time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
- Experience of effectively working within a team
- Implementing evidence-based practice
- Ability and experience in developing and delivering education sessions to a variety of audiences such as colleagues, patients and healthcare staff
- Demonstrate willingness to be flexible, including outside normal working hours on a weekly basis, if the service requires
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy, and can relate well to staff and patients
- Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
- Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills
- Ability to make decisions and change practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate to other health professionals
- Ability to implement evidence-based practice and apply this to dietetic practice for continuous service improvement
- To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards individual, department, divisional and trust goals and objectives
- Evidence of continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and development
- Excellent computer literacy skills
- Able to travel between hospital sites
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Training and/or demonstrated experience in Leadership and Development and clinical supervision of junior staff and students
- Can cope with working across sites in a busy and changing environment with ability to remains calm and in control during busy phases
- Desire to deliver a high-quality service
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently, with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Experience of handling difficult and sensitive situations well
- Maintaining professional appearance and behaviours in the workplace
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
