Senior Oncology and Outpatient Dietitian | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health foundation in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Senior Oncology & Outpatient Dietitian for a 36-hour week. The role involves providing dietetic advice in various oncology settings, including chemotherapy units and outpatient clinics. Candidates should have extensive experience in oncology dietetics. The organization values work-life balance and offers flexible working patterns to meet the needs of both staff and patients.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical knowledge in oncology dietetics.
• Experience in providing dietetic advice for patients with cancer.
• Ability to manage complex clinical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic advice in oncology settings.
• Lead on patient-related activity on haematology ward.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings for oncology.

Job description

Overview

Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting vacancy for a Band 6 Senior Oncology & Outpatient Dietitian for 36 hours per week fixed term until July 2026.

The postholder will work within the speciality of oncology, providing dietetic advice for patients with cancer on the Chemotherapy Unit, inpatient wards and telephone reviews, as well as general outpatient clinics. This role will involve some face-to-face clinics but opportunities to work remotely will likely be available.

Responsibilities

• Clinical oncology speciality within in and outpatient settings such as; haematology ward, chemotherapy unit, consultant led clinics, telephone clinics.
• Be responsible for providing specialist dietetic advice for patients with complex clinical conditions within tumour groups, such as; breast as well as gynaecology, lung, colorectal, haematology, renal and some upper gastro-intestinal cancers.
• Lead on patient related activity on haematology ward, cancer education and training
• Clinical skills in management of cancer and treatment related symptoms including oral and enteral feeding methods, and discharge processes.
• Co-ordinating discharges for oncology patients requiring home enteral nutrition
• Attendance at Lung MDT meetings
• Establishing the role of the Dietitian as a core member of cancer teams and be the expert resource within the multi-disciplinary team
• Attendance and contribution to oncology related meetings; cross-site oncology dietitians, CNS, AHP and Navigator meetings
• Development and provision of resources used within oncology speciality

About Frimley Health

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Application details

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025