Specialist Dietitian Oncology - Rotational

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Oncology Dietitian to join a 1.0 WTE post on the City Campus. The role rotates through General Oncology, Haematology, and Head & Neck/Upper GI services, delivering dietetic care to inpatients and outpatients.

You will support complex nutrition interventions, including nutrition support and enteral feeding, while participating in MDT clinics and education for staff and patients.

Qualifications

• Registered dietitian with relevant clinical experience in oncology.
• Experience with nutrition support and enteral feeding advised.
• Comfortable working within a multidisciplinary team and different oncology pathways.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload within the oncology rotation for inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide dietetic advice and treatment across general oncology, hematology, head & neck/upper GI services.
• Support complex nutritional interventions and participate in MDT clinics and education.

Skills

Oncology dietetics

Nutritional support

Enteral nutrition

MDT collaboration

Education

HCPC-registered Dietitian

Job description

Are you a dietitian with broad range of clinical experience and an interest in working within oncology? We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity for a Permanent 1.0 W.T.E. (37.5hours/ week) Specialist Oncology Dietitian on the City Campus at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The post will be part of a rotational programme between General oncology, Haematology and Head and Neck/Upper GI services., The successful candidate will manage a caseload within the pathways of their oncology rotation, providing dietetic advice and treatment to a shared caseload of inpatient and outpatients. You will support complex nutritional interventions, as well as nutrition support and enteral feeding, so experience in these areas would be beneficial. You will be involved in MDT and dietetic led clinics as well as training and education for patients and healthcare professionals within the service. The dietetic team have become established as core members of the multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively with consultants and specialist nurses to deliver high quality nutritional care to patients.With the support of Clinical Lead Dietitians, there is the opportunity to be involved in dietetic audit, service development and research, alongside potential opportunities to work and gain experience across all Oncology services at NUH (General Oncology, Haematology, Head & Neck, Upper GI). You will need

to have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload within a supportive team. This job will require you to work with inpatients, therefore you will be required to wear the appropriate level of PPE.

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.