Oncology and Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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This is an exciting opportunity for a dietitian to join the dietetics department at UHNM, one of the largest acute University Hospital Trusts in the UK.


The post holder will provide dietetic care to patients within our cancer centre within inpatient, outpatient and radiotherapy settings, working alongside other dietitians and the wider multidisciplinary teams.


You will spend 2 days each week working with the Home Enteral Feeding dietitian supporting patients with feeding tubes in the community.


The post holder will assess, advice and managed holistic nutritional and dietetic care to patients within the Oncology Centre and home enterally fed patients in community settings, including patient's own homes.


You will liaise with dietitians within the department and with clinical nurse specialists, speech and language therapist, medical, catering and ward staff to support the best holistic care for the patient.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.

Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.


For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.


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