Advanced Dietitian

Nhs Professionals Limited; Harlow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Job summary

NHS Professionals is recruiting a Band 7 Specialist Dietitian to join the Dietitian adults team at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. You will provide nutritional support to patients and carers with Upper GI and Head & Neck tumour sites, supporting their dietary needs throughout treatment and care, working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care.

You will contribute to site pathways, attend MDT meetings, and deliver a dedicated oncology telephone clinic

Qualifications

• Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• HCPC registered Dietitian.
• Evidence of post-registration training.
• Oncology dietetics experience in an acute setting.
• Post-registration clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver gestational diabetes telephone clinic with structured dietary education.
• Explain gestational diabetes information in practical steps.
• Assess callers’ understanding during telephone consultations.
• Discuss practical dietary changes for daily meals and lifestyle after diagnosis.
• Contribute to development of Teams-based group education model.
• Support review and refinement of gestational diabetes education pathway.

Skills

Oncology dietetics experience

Education

Nutrition and Dietetics degree

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Dietitian in Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust to join the Dietitian adults in Princess Alexandra Hospital. You will be responsible for providing nutritional support to patients and/or carers with Upper G.I. and Head & Neck tumour sites, supporting their nutritional needs throughout their treatment and care. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, managing and supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care and ensuring appropriate dietary management is provided to meet individual clinical needs.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Dietitian, you will be responsible for contributing to Upper GI and Head & Neck tumour site pathways, including attending relevant MDT meetings and providing dietetic input as part of the patient pathway. You will also be responsible for delivering a dedicated Dietetic Oncology telephone clinic, enabling patients to access follow-up and advice.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To deliver the gestational diabetes telephone clinic, ensuring women newly diagnosed with the condition receive structured dietary education following their initial diagnosis.
• To provide further explanation of written gestational diabetes information, breaking down key dietary principles into clear and practical steps that can be understood and applied.
• To assess each callers understanding of the dietary information provided and identify any areas requiring further clarification during the telephone consultation.
• To discuss practical approaches to incorporating recommended dietary changes into everyday meals, routines and lifestyle following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
• To contribute to the development of a Teams-based group education model, considering how the existing one-to-one telephone service could be adapted for group delivery.
• To support the review and refinement of the gestational diabetes education pathway, helping to ensure the format and content remain appropriate for women accessing the service.

Qualifications

Essential

• Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• HCPC registered Dietitian.
• Evidence of relevant post-registration training.
• Oncology dietetics experience in an acute setting.
• Relevant post-registration clinical experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).