Clinical lead Oncology Dietitian

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Clinical Lead Oncology Dietitian for maternity cover. This role involves providing nutritional support for complex upper GI and head and neck cancer patients. Candidates must have HCPC registration and experience in oncology settings. Key responsibilities include working with multidisciplinary teams and assisting with student training. An excellent opportunity for professional development and leadership awaits.

Benefits

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development

On-going support from recruitment to employment

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Clinical Lead role requiring HCPC registration and experience in oncology settings.
• Candidates should demonstrate multidisciplinary teamwork and teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional support to oncology patients across various settings.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and develop projects in nutritional care.

Skills

Evidence of Multidisciplinary team working

Supervision of other staff

Evidence of working with head and neck/upper GI cancer patients

Evidence of teaching

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Oncology Dietitian to provide maternity cover for complex upper GI and head and neck cancer patients. The closing date is 22 September 2025.

Main duties of the job

The posts will include working with inpatient, outpatient, face to face, and telephone consultations, within radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliative care settings. You will be part of the multidisciplinary team and work alongside a variety of other healthcare professionals. To provide nutritional support to a range of patients.

If you are successful your role will be to develop the post, including audit, projects and teaching to a variety of people.

The department is committed to student training and dietetic apprenticeship. You will be involved in delivering placements for A, B and C placements.

Closing date of applications: 22/09/2025

Interview date: 06/10/2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration

Skills

• Evidence of Multidisciplinary team working
• Supervision of other staff
• Evidence of working with head and neck/upper GI cancer patients
• Evidence of teaching

Experience

• Working with the Acute Oncology Setting
• Experience of oncological treatments
• Evidence of student training
• Worked with palliative care patients

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust