Macmillan Dietitian

Job summary

BAND 6 MACMILLAN DIETITIAN Full time (37.5 hours per week) | Nine month fixed term contract

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian to join our Adult Acute Dietetic Team at the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Macmillan Dietitian. We are a small and friendly team that includes a range of dietitians from senior to newly qualified, dietetic assistant practitioners, dietetic assistants and secretarial support.

Macmillan has funded an oncology focused position which will enhance the service to patients with a diagnosed cancer and will provide specialist oncology dietetic advice and intervention throughout the cancer pathway. The successful candidate will be providing specialist care to patients from various tumour sites during all stages of the cancer pathway in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. As the role is a fixed term position, monitoring key performance indicators and collecting outcome measures will be essential from the outset to support the business case development for a substantive post.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a self-motivated, confident and team-focused individual who is passionate about oncology to provide dietetic care to this aspect of the service and work alongside the specialist multidisciplinary teams and the wider Nutrition and Dietetic Team.

All dietitians are actively involved in student training and host training to placement students from The University of Hertfordshire. You will be actively involved in these training programmes and in the development, implementation and audit of patient care practices as part of clinical governance. There will also be opportunities to develop supervisory skills through mentoring junior members of the team.

About us

The James Paget University Hospital has been given an overall rating of "Good" following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections which took place in August 2018-19. This places us in the top 30% of acute trusts in the country.

Situated on the Norfolk coast The James Paget University Hospital is close to sandy beaches, open countryside and the beautiful Norfolk Broads. We are able to walk to the sandy beaches of Gorleston, get an ice cream and back all in a lunch break! It is within easy access to the fine city of Norwich which has excellent shopping, night life, and good road and rail links to London. The local area provides a wide range of affordable accommodation making this an attractive place to live.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details of this role.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit to the department contact Katie Peck, Adult Acute Dietetic Team Lead, contact number 01493 452792 or email [email protected].

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate Diploma/Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration
• CPD record should include evidence of in-service training and reflections of learning

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• 12 months' Band 5 experience in a range of clinical areas within the NHS including enteral feeding
• Experience of working in the area of Oncology
• Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance and training to other staff or students
• Experience of working with a range of professionals within multidisciplinary teams
• Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research and guidelines

Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Essential

• Competent to convey highly complex information in an understandable way
• Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness and negotiation skills
• Ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and support others with this
• Ability to act as a confident and autonomous practitioner with supervision
• Ability to work proactively under pressure and work flexibly
• Forward thinking, able to problem solve with positive approach

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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