Specialist Dietitian Upper Gi Oncology - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 6

Main area

Specialist Dietitian

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Part time working would be considered)

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Site

City Campus

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

28/08/2023 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has risen for a dietitian to work within the dietetic upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and general oncology teams at NUH.

Are you a dietitian keen to expand your clinical experience within UGI dietetics? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with the best nutritional care? If so, we have 1WTE band 6, permanent post available as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.

You will become an integral member of our supportive multidisciplinary team, working with 5 other Upper GI dietitians aiming to deliver high quality, patient centred, evidence based dietetic care.

You would have the opportunity to work within a dynamic and supportive team. Your role would involve both surgical and oncology aspects of Upper GI with cancer and complex surgical patients.

The successful post holder will be involved in providing cover to the general oncology team, broadening their experience across specialist areas such as lung, colorectal, gyne and breast cancer.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to be involved in student training for both B and C placement students from the University of Nottingham.

Working for our organisation

We are a large and friendly department of around 140 staff providing dietetic and nutrition support across all areas of the Trust and beyond.

The Service has excellent IT facilities and a dedicated group of non-registered staff who help provide dietetic support.

Support would be available from dietitians working in other specialities provided from both Campus, including gastroenterology, critical care, burns, cardiac, renal, CF, other areas of oncology (including head and neck) and haematology.

We are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognised training courses, involvement in service development and audit.

We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for their placements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You should have experience of working as a Dietitian.

You will need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within a supportive team.

You will work alongside dietitians as well as dietetic technicians and a dietetic assistant. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop your own skills and those of others. Experience of nutritional support is essential. Additional training will be provided.

As part of this role it is essential that you will be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) accordingly to national and local guidance.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

HCPC registered

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience as a dietitian

Desirable criteria

Experience in any of the specialist areas

Analytical and judgement

Essential criteria

Able to interpret complex information to make decisions

Communication

Essential criteria

Able to communicate with a range of individuals on complex matters
Able to work within an MDT

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

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