Are you an enthusiastic dietitian, with excellent communication and team working skills, looking to advance your career and work in the interesting area of Head and Neck cancer and Rehabilitation? Then this job could be for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a part time Band 6 Specialist Dietitian (18.75 hrs/ week) to work within a Macmillan Specialist Head and Neck Rehabilitation team Local Support Team. You will be working alongside a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cancer care coordinator and a Speech and Language Therapist.

This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated individual to join this team to provide support for patients after they have received head and neck cancer treatment both surgical and non-surgical and beyond.

Main duties of the job

The Head and Neck Local Support team run multidisciplinary focused outpatient clinics at St James Institute of Oncology, Leeds. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Dietitian with excellent communication and team working skills, to work as an integral member of this team. You will be responsible for providing highly specialist nutritional assessment and advice to patients requiring nutritional support particularly Enteral Nutrition. Experience of enteral feeding and knowledge of oncology and enteral feeding is required.

You will also work alongside all team members and support them in developing, implementing and maintaining an excellent service and improving the cancer patient experience. In addition, the team run a Head and Neck post treatment educational programme. You will also be involved in the organising and planning of this.

About us

We have a strong focus on investing in our staff to ensure that they can achieve their full potential. We provide further training and career development opportunities in every department and at every level of our organisation.

We have a culture where people take a real pride in their work, respect each other and all work together to deliver the most exceptional standards of patient care. Our Dietetic Department has a strong ethos for promoting health and well-being in the workplace with health and well-being champions embedded in every team. We are proud of our inclusive, welcoming environment and regularly celebrate occasions and successes, and organise team social events.

Leeds is a diverse and multicultural city and has good transport links and great entertainment and leisure facilities for all ages and interests.

Our Trust values are that we are patient-centred, empowered, collaborative, fair and accountable.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide part of a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service within a

Specialist area. This includes advice to in-patients, out-patients, all healthcare staff and participation in the training of student dietitians. Shows initiative in assisting and supporting the senior specialist dietitians and the Clinical Dietetic Manager in the day to day management of the department.

The post holder will:

1 Manage own case load to a level agreed with supervisor/line manager.

2 Be involved in the provision of education and training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and students.

3 Be a key member of the multidisciplinary care team to provide integrated dietetic care.

4 Shows initiative in assisting and supporting the senior specialist dietitians and the chief dietitian in the day to day management of the department.

5 Deliver training to healthcare staff, dietitians and students.

6 Be an active member of the out of hours service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc(Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent Experience of working as a Dietitian within a healthcare setting.
• Attendance on relevant specialist accredited post-graduate courses at post-graduate diploma level or equivalent
• HCPC registration.

Desirable

• BDA membership

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Basic computer key board skills.
• Experience of delivering education and training.
• Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.

practical skills

Essential

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Demonstrate awareness of specialist dietetic areas.
• Understanding of clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.

Desirable

• Has attended Clinical Supervisory Skills Course, or equivalent.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

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