Specialist Oncology Dietitian

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

In-house training

Career progression

Supportive team

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Specialist Oncology Dietitian for a 12-month fixed-term or secondment. You will join a large dietetic department that supports student placements, audits, training and education at a world-class cancer centre.

You will rotate through head and neck and acute oncology services, gaining experience across chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy, including proton beam therapy.

Qualifications

• Recent acute oncology experience required.
• Advanced nutritional support skills including enteral feeding; parenteral feeding preferred.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.
• Experience in education/training or supervision of learners.

Responsibilities

• Administer nutritional care and manage patients’ needs within a rotational team.
• Independently plan, prioritise and coordinate clinical demands daily.
• Provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other professionals.
• Support the service and contribute to the department’s annual objectives.
• Supervise and mentor learner dietitians.

Skills

Oncology nutrition

Advanced communication

Learner supervision

Education

HCPC registration

BSc Dietetics

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for 12-month secondment or fixed term position as an oncology dietitian to be part of a large dietetic department, you will be supported by dietetic managers and colleagues and will contribute to the overall dietetic service including student placements, audit, training and education.

At this world-class cancer centre, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across a diverse range of cancer types and treatments, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy (including proton beam therapy). You will have the chance to work with both outpatients and inpatients, rotating through head and neck and acute oncology services. Band 6 rotations focus on oncology related competencies, and working within dedicated team areas will support your development in these skills.

You will gain the strong foundation you need to develop as an oncology specialist.

The successful candidate will require recent acute experience in oncology, advanced nutritional support skills (including enteral and ideally parenteral feeding) along with excellent organisation and advanced communication skills.

If you are you passionate about working in oncology and want to extend your knowledge and skills in a wide range of cancer types and treatments and have recent experience in advanced nutritional support, then this will be the post for you.

As a Specialist Oncology Dietitian, You Will

• Clinically be responsible for the nutritional care and management of patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
• Work as part of a rotational team and be responsible for overseeing a designated clinical area with the support of your team lead.
• Provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
• Support the service and contribute to the department’s annual objectives.
• Provide support and supervision to learner dietitians

The Christie is also an international leader in research, achieving world-first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of Europe’s largest early clinical trial units, conducting over 300 trials annually. Cancer research in Manchester, primarily undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

We are a supportive and dynamic department of 30 dietitians and 3 nutrition support specialist nurses who work closely together, guided by the Trust’s Core Values and behaviours.

Our vision is to be leading in oncology nutrition and dietetics, placing patients at the heart of everything we do through innovation, education, and research. We strive to be the best department to work in by valuing and respecting each team member, fostering a culture of collaboration, and supporting the development of both current and future staff through experience, education, opportunities, and a positive learning environment.

We provide nutrition services across inpatient and outpatient areas and actively contribute to research and audit. Professional development is strongly encouraged, with opportunities including regular CPD sessions, in-house courses, and training programmes covering leadership, disease-specific care, advanced communication skills, and more, supported by The Christie Institute for Cancer Education. The Trust is also developing structured career pathways for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Ferguson Job title: Deputy Manager Nutrition & Dietetics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 918 7588