Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our department to expand our Oncology Team. This post is a 12 month fixed term post where you will work alongside the Cancer Prehab Team at Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust for part of the week which is a pilot service, set up in January 2024 to deliver a Prehabilitation Pathway to those with newly diagnosed Gynae, Bowel, Breast, Lung & Upper GI Cancers, planned for active treatment.
The job will involve working within the Prehab Team for 3 days a week, providing a specialist dietetic oncology service via face to face clinics, telephone consultations, group education & service development. You will work closely with the members of the Prehab Team which include a Physio Lead, 2 Health Coaches & a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This role is Trustwide with face to face clinics at North Tyneside General Hospital & Wansbeck General Hospital. For the rest of the week, you will fulfil duties within the wider Oncology Service, seeing a variety of tumour groups across acute & community sites in addition to acute general wards.
This post would be appropriate for those currently working in a Band 5 position who are ready for a Specialist Band 6 post and for current Band 6 Dietitians with an interest in developing their career specialising in Oncology.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post requires the successful applicant:
- To act as a Specialist Oncology Dietitian within a multi-agency team
- To provide a quality Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
- To work as part of multidisciplinary teams which could include Medical Staff, Specialist Nurses, Ward Staff, Speech Therapy & Dietitians from other Trusts.
- To link in with Acute & Community Oncology Teams.
- To be an active member of the team and play a vital role in patient service delivery, education and resource development.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:
- engages, enables
- uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement
- facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
We participate in student training & actively provide B and C placements for Leeds Beckett University students, A, B & C placements for Newcastle University & Teesside University. All of our staff are encouraged to take part in student training with support provided to help you in this role.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, have a our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital which is the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for a diverse caseload of Oncology patients within North Tyneside & Northumberland in a variety of settings including face to face and telephone outpatient clinics, Oncology Day Units & Palliative Care Units & occasionally within patients own homes if needed. You will also be responsible for an acute caseload within North Tyneside General Hospital, providing care in a variety of speciality wards.
You must be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the wider MDT. It is also expected you will contribute to student training and act as a support for our Band 5 Dietitians, Apprentice Dietitians, DAPs, DAs. We encourage participation in regular CPD activities and we hold regular departmental and team meetings including a monthly journal club allowing the opportunity to learn from training, case discussions and peer support.
The post holder is expected to:
- Work closely within the Prehab Service & assist with service development
- Manage a busy & complex caseload of patients with a variety of Oncological diseases which may include a caseload of Home Enterally Tube Fed patients
- Be an active part of the North East Oncology Group
- Provide regular cover to Oncology Day Units & Palliative Care Unit if needed
- Deliver highly specialised dietetic advice to Oncology patients and their families / carers
- Work in a strategic manner and have a positive attitude to caseload & specialist area
- Act as a specialist resource for patients, their families and other health professionals
- Be able to implement change using advanced counselling and motivational interviewing techniques
- Plan and organise education and training sessions for colleagues, student dietitians, other health professionals, and other outside agencies
- Advise and formulate policies relating to specialist area of work (Oncology)
- Participate in audit & research
- Contribute to, develop, monitor and comply with standards and policies for the dietetic department and the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for a diverse caseload of Oncology patients within North Tyneside & Northumberland in a variety of settings including face to face and telephone outpatient clinics, Oncology Day Units & Palliative Care Units & occasionally within patients own homes if needed. You will also be responsible for an acute caseload within North Tyneside General Hospital, providing care in a variety of speciality wards.
You must be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the wider MDT. It is also expected you will contribute to student training and act as a support for our Band 5 Dietitians, Apprentice Dietitians, DAPs, DAs. We encourage participation in regular CPD activities and we hold regular departmental and team meetings including a monthly journal club allowing the opportunity to learn from training, case discussions and peer support.
The post holder is expected to:
- Work closely within the Prehab Service & assist with service development
- Manage a busy & complex caseload of patients with a variety of Oncological diseases which may include a caseload of Home Enterally Tube Fed patients
- Be an active part of the North East Oncology Group
- Provide regular cover to Oncology Day Units & Palliative Care Unit if needed
- Deliver highly specialised dietetic advice to Oncology patients and their families / carers
- Work in a strategic manner and have a positive attitude to caseload & specialist area
- Act as a specialist resource for patients, their families and other health professionals
- Be able to implement change using advanced counselling and motivational interviewing techniques
- Plan and organise education and training sessions for colleagues, student dietitians, other health professionals, and other outside agencies
- Advise and formulate policies relating to specialist area of work (Oncology)
- Participate in audit & research
- Contribute to, develop, monitor and comply with standards and policies for the dietetic department and the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or first level degree plus postgraduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- PEN Group / DAFNE /DESMONDor other accredited qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Other requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- A range of in and outpatient experience
- Member of the BDA
Desirable
- Experience in critical appraisal
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or first level degree plus postgraduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
Desirable
- PEN Group / DAFNE /DESMONDor other accredited qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Other requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- A range of in and outpatient experience
- Member of the BDA
Desirable
- Experience in critical appraisal
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).
