Job summary
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) is a tertiary cancer centre for the South West of England and provides specialist non-surgical treatment for people with cancer as well as these treatments for non-cancerous conditions. It is a centre of clinical excellence and is a designated centre for teenagers and young adults cancer services and bone marrow transplants, with a strong emphasis on research and clinical trials.
To best meet the needs of our healthcare colleagues and service users the dietetic department provides a service on Saturday, which you will be expected to contribute to once every 4 weeks. We also provide a bank holiday service, each member of staff covering 2 bank holiday dates a year.
Bristol is a vibrant multicultural university city surrounded by beautiful countryside, so can offer an extensive range of leisure facilities to suit everyone. All our hospitals are located in the centre of Bristol so transport links are excellent.
The post offers extensive development and CPD opportunities both within the field of haematology and oncology and acute dietetics. We would encourage anyone with a passion and enthusiasm for haematology or oncology dietetics to contact us to discuss this fantastic career opportunity.
Main duties of the job
This role is static band 6 post and will provide care to patients undergoing treatment for oncology and haematology cancers with a particular focus of working within the speciality of bone marrow transplants as well as with teenagers and young adults. You will work closely with the band 7 specialist dietitian and the dietetic assistants.
Sound experience in invasive nutrition support is essential and experience working within a haematology and oncology setting is desirable for this role. This role will involve close working with the wider MDT including doctors, nurses, the palliative care team, pharmacists, the nutrition team and cancer support workers, so good communication and people skills are essential
In addition to this role, the BHOC dietetic team consists of 2 specialist band 7 dietitians, 2 rotational band 6 dietitians and 2 dietetic assistants. Together we provide a service to oncology, haematology and bone marrow transplant inpatients and outpatients supporting patients to live well with and beyond cancer.
University Hospital Bristol and Weston (UHBW) have an excellent dietetic team capable of supporting professional practice. The adult acute dietetic team covers all sites of the teaching hospital. The oncology and haematology dietitians work within team B, alongside our critical care and surgical dietitians. You will also work closely with our food policy team and the dietetic team based at our Weston site.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
- Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)
- PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
Desirable
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management and nutrition support in acute illness
- Student training
- Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- Teaching Experience
Desirable
- Audit Experience
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Time management
- Good communication skills at all levels - oral, written, interpersonal
- Good organisational skills
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- Advanced clinical reasoning
- Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
- Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
- Insight & sensitivity
- Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students
Desirable
- Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Access to transport in order to deliver community working
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
- Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)
- PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course
Desirable
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management and nutrition support in acute illness
- Student training
- Working as part of a multi-professional Team
- Teaching Experience
Desirable
- Audit Experience
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Time management
- Good communication skills at all levels - oral, written, interpersonal
- Good organisational skills
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
- Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
- Advanced clinical reasoning
- Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
- Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
- Insight & sensitivity
- Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to process highly complex information or situations
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students
Desirable
- Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Access to transport in order to deliver community working
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin St.
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
