Specialist Dietitian - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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 Oncology Dietitian
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Grade

  • Band 6
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
  • Compressed hours
  • Term time hours
  • Annualised hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time hours per week)
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Job ref

Site

  • City Campus
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 per annum
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 04/01/2023 23:59
    Job overview:


Are you a dietitian with broad range of clinical experience and an interest in working within oncology? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with best nutritional care? An exciting full-time post has become available as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.

As a service, 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 supported staff through a number of development opportunities including research Masters, HEEM Scholarships, PhD and travel scholarships.


Main duties of the job:


In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.


You'll 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.

Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is essential.


Working for our organisation:


We are a large and friendly department of around 100 staff including assistants and technicians 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 specialties provided from City Campus, including gastroenterology, critical care, burns, cardiac, renal, CF, other areas of oncology (including head and neck) and haematology.

The Trust is committed to providing excellent nutritional care, led by its Nutrition and Hydration Steering committee. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

You should have experience of working as a dietitian, have excellent communication skills, self-motivation, have a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and buys workload within a supportive team.

Nutritional support skills are essential and additional training and support will be provided. As part of this role you will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

You will look after a mixed caseload of inpatients as well as outpatients clinics including patients undergoing treatments (such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy).

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • HCPC registered

Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Experience as a dietitian in nutritional support

Desirable criteria:


  • Experience in Oncology

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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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.


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 all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license 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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