Specialist Dietitian (Band 6)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bradford is seeking an experienced Dietitian to lead the dietetic element of the Active Together Programme for cancer patients. This role involves supporting prehabilitation services, coordinating dietetic input, and providing specialized advice. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team and requires strong communication skills. Benefits include a supportive environment, ongoing training opportunities, and a chance to make a significant difference in patient care.

Benefits

Cycle to Work

Travel Scheme

Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice

Onsite Nursery

Buying and Selling Annual Leave

Car Leasing

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Extensive Reward Scheme

Counselling Service

Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream

Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant continuing personal and professional development.
• Recent post graduate courses relevant to Cancer/Cancer rehabilitation.
• Motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the cancer prehabilitation services.
• Coordinate dietetic input to patients in the Active Together Service.
• Provide leadership for an evidence-based dietetic pathway for cancer patients.
• Develop guidelines to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Excellent communication and counselling skills

Clinical audit skills

Excellent presentation skills

Ability to work flexibly and manage time

Education

Degree or Post-graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC registered

Member of the BDA

Job description

This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Dietitian to support the development, implementation, continuous monitoring, and improvement of the Active Together Programme.

The overall purpose of this role is to lead, deliver, and sustain the success of the dietetic element of the Active Together Programme at Airedale.This role includes working under the guidance of the Therapy Operational Manager for the Active Together Programme to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and milestones are achieved.The Dietitian will also ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the dietetic component of the service ensuring the delivery of evidence-based practice, and better outcomes for patients.

The successful candidate will also be a part of the friendly and supportive wider Active Together service which includes Physiotherapists, and a Psychologist, with opportunities for peer support, CPD and provision of clinical supervision.

Please note this role requires the post-holder to have access to a car to attend clinics, group workshops, and meetings in the local area.

Main duties of the job

Airedale NHS foundation trust are working collaboratively with Yorkshire Cancer Research to implement the Active Together model to individuals diagnosed with cancer in the Bradford district and Craven areas.The Active Together programme will run alongside the existing treatment pathways to ensure patients are optimally prepared for treatment and beyond. It aims to maximise resilience to treatment, improve longer term health, minimise side effects and empower patients to be partners in their healthcare.This is a funded 5-year programme which will have staged implementation into all relevant cancer pathways. Currently the service is working with patients diagnosed with colorectal, or breast cancer.

The Post Holder will:

• Support the implementation of the cancer prehabilitation services, in conjunction with the Active Together team, and service manager.
• Coordinate dietetic input to patients referred into the Active Together Service. This includes one to one clinic appointments, and group workshops.
• Provide leadership for an evidence-based dietetic pathway for patients with a cancer diagnosis, with curative intent, across multiple cancer pathways.
• Provide highly specialist, evidence-based dietetic advice, teaching and supervision to other members of the Active Together Service and the wider MDT.
• Be responsible for the development of guidelines, protocols and procedures that ensure patient safety.

  About us

  We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

  Our values:

  We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

  Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of the role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  • Degree or Post-graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • HCPC registered
  • Evidence of relevant continuing personal and professional development
  • Member of the BDA
  • Recent post graduate courses relevant to Cancer/Cancer rehabilitation
  • Motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change qualifications

  Experience

  • Recent experience working with oncology and/or palliative patients
  • Experience of delivering dietetic advice to groups
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
  • Experience of providing nutrition education and training to other health care professionals.
  • Experience of motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change techniques
  • Experience of and recent involvement in student training
  • Experience of developing and implementing guidelines in own clinical area.
  • Experience of taking part in service improvement
  • Experience of taking part in research

  Knowledge

  • In depth knowledge to support expert clinical practice in cancer care and rehabilitation
  • In depth knowledge of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions in adults, including artificial nutrition support.
  • Knowledge of motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change techniques
  • Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders
  • Knowledge and understanding of the culture and dietary practices of the local community including minority ethnic groups

  Skills

  • Ability to work flexibly, prioritise own workload, and manage time effectively
  • Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening, motivational interviewing, and empathy
  • Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal, and ability to adjust style and content as appropriate.
  • Ability to adjust verbal presentation skills and style to suit the situation.
  • Clinical audit skills

  Personal attributes

  • Highly flexible to meet own and service needs and be open to new ideas
  • Supportive, approachable, tactful, and diplomatic
  • Always conducts self professionally and able to adapt approach to a range of situations

  Other

  • Current UK driving license
  • Access to own transport

  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.

  Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Skipton road, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD