Specialist Oncology and Spinal Dietitian

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as a Specialist Oncology and Spinal Dietitian at Salisbury District Hospital. This full-time role involves providing dietetic care in oncology and spinal specialties, with opportunities for service development and student supervision. Ideal for experienced dietitians or those eager to grow in these fields.

Benefits

Minimum of 35 days paid holiday

NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

On-site health and fitness club

Opportunities for ongoing learning and training

Qualifications

• At least 1 year working as a Dietitian within the NHS.
• Student supervisory training.
• Recent training or CPD in oncology and/or spinal dietetics.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic services for oncology patients.
• Lead dietetic care for spinal injury patients.
• Facilitate service development in oncology and spinal specialties.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Academic degree in Dietetics or Human Nutrition

HCPC registration

Job description

Main area Dietitian Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 1 year (The expected end date for the role is August 2026.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 269-SFT9159

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury District Hospital Town Salisbury Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 05/06/2025 23:59

Specialist Oncology and Spinal Dietitian

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward-thinking team of Dietitians at Salisbury District Hospital. This full-time post is split across two specialties; oncology (0.6 WTE) and spinal (0.4 WTE).

For the oncology aspect of this role, you will work closely with the Macmillan Lead Dietitian in the provision and development of services for those receiving oncological care at the hospital, both in inpatient and outpatient settings. Alongside a varied oncology caseload, you will lead care on our haematology ward, as well as for our head and neck cancer patients, ensuring high-quality and seamless dietetic care.

For the spinal aspect of this role, you will lead dietetic care at our Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, a 42 bed regional unit specialising in the rehabilitation of patients following spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. There will be ample opportunities for service development within this area.

The majority of work will be within the inpatient setting, with opportunity for a small to moderate caseload of oncology outpatients, depending on the preferences of the postholder.

Applications would be accepted from both experienced dietitians and those developing their expertise who have a particular interest in oncology and/or spinal.

This dietetic service takes student placements, and this post-holder would be expected to provide supervision for students and junior staff as required .

Main duties of the job

To work collaboratively with the Macmillan Lead Dietitian in the provision of a specialist dietetic service for oncology patients and their carers across a range of oncological specialties and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

To lead dietetic care for patients with spinal injuries or disease at our Spinal Treatment Centre.

To engage with the network of Spinal Specialist dietitians across the country to develop the spinal dietetic service here at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre.

To facilitate service development within both oncology and spinal specialties.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding . You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. In your application, please reference the essential and desirable criteria as listed in the person specification.

Person specification

As below.

• HCPC registered
• Academic degree in Dietetics or Human Nutrition or equivalent.
• At least 1 year working as a Dietitian within the NHS
• Advanced communication skills.
• The ability to contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary team to ensure patients’ nutritional status and the implications are well considered.
• Student supervisory training
• Completed PENG course
• Recent training or CPD in oncology and/or spinal dietetics.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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