Are you looking for a new opportunity to lead a team and influence the future provision of Oncology services within Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust? An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a permanent 1.0 WTE Highly Specialist Oncology Dietitian at the City campus

The successful candidate will have a clinical leadership role within the General Oncology Team, including development and supporting the current Specialist Dietitians working within the general Oncology pathways(which provides outpatient and inpatient Oncology services at the City campus). You will hold a clinicalcaseload, which will include a variety of specialist oncology patients as well as being involved in developing new patient pathways (including Prehabilitation services). We are looking for an experienced, proactive dietitian with excellent communication, team-working and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will lead the dietetic service for patients within the General Oncology pathways providing dietetic advice and treatment to a shared caseload of inpatient and outpatients with cancer diagnosis (including, but not limited to Gynae-Oncology, HPB and Lung as well as other areas). You will be involved with radiotherapy clinics, Dietetic Led telephone clinics as well as training and education for patients and healthcare professionals within the service. The dietetic team have become established as core members of the multi-disciplinary team working collaboratively with consultants and specialist nurses to deliver high quality nutritional care to patients.

You will work closely with the Dietetic Team Leaders as well as other leads and specialist Dietitians within the Upper GI Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology & Haematology services to develop and improve patient care. As a Highly Specialist Oncology Dietitian you will support operational leadership within the General Oncology team to ensure effective and efficient service delivery, promote staff development and wellbeing, as well as providing expert knowledge and support for dietetic colleagues and for the management team.

This job will require working with inpatients therefore you will be required to wear the appropriate level of PPE.

About us

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.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 NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered
• Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
• Evidence of Master's level study or working towards
• Evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD

Experience

Essential

• Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
• Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
• Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
• Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
• Able to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area

Communication skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training
• Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
• Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans
• Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
• Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
• Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent

Analytical and judgement

Essential

• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
• Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
• Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
• Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
• Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
• Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
• Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
• Able to organise, plan and chair meetings

Physical skill

Essential

• Basic keyboard skills including the inputting of data
• Ability to use a range of medical devices, some of which require dexterity and accuracy

Other

Essential

• Undertake out of hours duties as required. Maintain competence in nutritional support skills

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City campus, NUH

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

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