Assistant Practitioner - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Are you an experienced Health Care Practitioner with a genuine interest in nutrition and working with children and their families?

Would you like to expand your experience within a supportive and highly respected team in a large, busy department and teaching hospital environment?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced individual to join the CUH Paediatric Dietetic Team as an Assistant Practitioner, within the Paediatric Oncology sub-team.

You should possess excellent communication skills, and have experience of working with children in a clinical setting, preferably within a clinical setting food and nutrition environment.

To act as part of the Dietetic Team and in conjunction with existing Paediatric Dietitians, assist in the provision of specialist dietetic services primarily to the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Service within Addenbrooke's Children's Services and other external agencies and hospitals as appropriate.

To work within a multi professional framework and contribute to a first class service through evidence based clinical practice, management, education, research and audit.

To set and work toward individual and team objectives that reflect corporate plans and work within Trust's the clinical governance framework.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge.

With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners.

Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here.

CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave.

The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

You will be joining a diverse and stimulating team of Paediatric Dietitians who function as part of our Regional Paediatric Oncology Service, providing specialist care to children, young people and their families with cancer diagnoses.

Our work is wide ranging and well respected, both locally and as a regional specialist treatment centre.

We provide excellent care across all paediatric specialities and have an ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.

You will have the opportunity to work autonomously within an agreed framework of practice as well as closely in conjunction with the Oncology Paediatric Dietitians and wider oncology multidisciplinary team.

The focus of the role is to support the work of our two Paediatric Oncology Dietitians by developing and delivering a service for monitoring the nutritional progress of children from across the region who are receiving artificial nutrition support as part of their treatment package.

This will be delivered primarily through regular attendance at clinics held within the Children's Oncology Day Unit and via a telephone based service.

Some support with children who are inpatients will also be included.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

The closing date is 23 March 2023.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given.

In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.