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Are you experienced in oncology, keen to work within a very specialist oncology setting and enjoy multidisciplinary working? Then this may be the job for you. An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated dietitian to join our Sutton team. The post will cover a variety of cancers including haematology. You will have a caseload of in-patients and oupatients. You will lead the adult inpatient service and manage junior staff.

What can we provide for you?The opportunity to work within the largest cancer centre in Europe and to build on your existing skills and experience. You should have experience in nutritional support including experience of working with cancer patients. You should also have experience of supervising junior members of staff. The hospital encourages professional and personal development through an in-service education programme and support for study leave. The post will provide ample opportunities to extend your knowledge and skill within a specialist environment and you will be encouraged get involved in service development and teaching.

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To make an informal enquiry or to visit us please contact Lucy Eldridge, Head of Nutrition & Dietetics, telephone 0207-352-8171 ext. 1920 or email Lucy.Eldridge@rmh.nhs.uk

The post-holder should be a skilled practitioner, who has experience of oncology and nutritional support. The post holder will provide the Royal Marsden Hospital with an effective and flexible nutrition and dietetic service. They will be a source of knowledge and expertise for less experienced colleagues, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Work autonomously to provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This will involve nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and analysis of diet history) the development of treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements and client centred goals) determining route of feeding i.e. oral, enteral or parenteral prescription of dietary treatment for conditions where there are limited professional guidelines direct prescription of ACBS nutritional products ordering biochemical tests as appropriate

To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plans as appropriate to facilitate achievement of goals.

How do we work?

The Nutrition and Dietetics service consists of 21 dietitians split over 2 sites, as well as support staff. The team is part of the Therapies department which is committed to a philosophy that addresses the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of all individuals with cancer through a genuinely multi-disciplinary approach.

• HPC registered
• Evidence of further postgraduate study/training in specialist area in oncology and other relevant areas e.g. nutritional support

• Ability to appreciate the broad scope of dietetics and be able to operate effectively within an NHS environment
• Appreciate the scope of oncology and understand the nutrition management for thisli>
• Health and safety risk awareness
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of conducting audits, evaluating evidence and/or research
• Sound knowledge of current issues relating to cancer

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Presentation skills - evidence of presentation to large groups
• Ability to work effectively alone, with individuals and groups
• Evidence of clinical supervision
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning
• Detailed knowledge of troubleshooting regarding enteral feeding tubes

• Member of BDA oncology group
• Teaching on higher education / professional courses
• Representative on working party e.g. internal/ external to trust
• Evidence of intermediate leadership skills
• To have published in specialist related publications

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.