Band 6 Senior Oncology Dietitian

Job Summary

Join our friendly and supportive oncology dietetic team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, one of the UK's largest tertiary cancer centres. This 12-month fixed-term maternity cover post offers the opportunity to develop advanced oncology dietetic skills across a diverse caseload, working closely with specialist MDTs in a highly respected service. You will gain exposure to complex cancer pathways and contribute to service development within a progressive department.

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian with excellent clinical, communication and organizational skills to join our team as a Senior Oncology Dietitian. This full-time Band 6 role will provide specialist nutritional assessment and intervention for patients undergoing cancer treatment, supporting both inpatient and outpatient services. The post is ideal for a dietitian looking to further develop their clinical expertise, decision-making and specialist oncology practice.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain specialist oncology experience within a major cancer centre while making a meaningful difference to patient care.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

Main Duties

• Provide evidence based nutritional care to patients with cancer across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Deliver specialist dietetic management for complex oncology patients, including advice following oesophageal and gastroduodenal stent insertion, optimization of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, symptom management, oral nutritional support and enteral tube feeding.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Prioritize and manage a varied caseload of complex patients.
• Deliver education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Supervise and support junior staff, students and assistants as required.
• Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and data collection.
  
  

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of relevant GCSE, NVQ, GNVQ, AS and A levels
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
  
  

Desirable

• MSc or equivalent experience e.g. advanced level of clinical practice / relevant postgraduate, professionally accredited courses
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience relevant to clinical area.
• In depth for nutritional assessment / nutritional screening tools.
• Knowledge of all types of nutritional support.
• Up to date with clinical developments, with evidence of contributions to clinical meetings / journal clubs.
• Working knowledge of computer programmes e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, power point, dietary analysis, data collection and patient information programmes.
• Evidence of clinical audit and/or research.
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team work.
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping and medico-legal issues.
• Experience of training Dietetic students.
  
  

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching groups pf professionals and patients (D)
• Evidence of ongoing regular attendance on post-graduate training courses and clinical development.
• Evidence of attendance at national conferences.
• Attendance at specialist group meetings of BDA and accredited specialist training course.
• Attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary courses/conferences
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way

• Excellent time management
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Demonstrates interest and enthusiasm for nutrition
• Motivated to develop the service
• Flexibility in the approach to a day in the knowledge that pressure of demand and throughput of patients will impact on original aims of the day
• Work onsite due to the clinical caseload
• Enthusiasm and commitment to train student dietitians and others
• Commitment to CPD
  
  

Desirable

• Active member of relevant professional groups
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Charlotte Wardzynski

charlotte.wardzynski@uhb.nhs.uk

01213713485

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly

Contract

Fixed Term

Duration

12 Month(s)

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1103960

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

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