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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Oncology Dietitian, 22.5 hours per week (we will also consider candidates as a band 5 to 6 development post), with a strong interest and /or experience in Lung, GI and Head & Neck cancer, to be part of our Oncology Dietetic Team at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be a valued member of the oncology dietetic service and wider multi-disciplinary team, contributing towards specialist clinical expertise and advice for a range of conditions. This will include assessment and management of patients who are having radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy, with highly specialised nutritional requirements and needs for curative and palliative intent. The post holder will provide clinical expertise to the multi-disciplinary team to inform their decision making and to provide advice and guidance to patients themselves and where necessary, carers and their families.
Job Responsibility:
To provide therapy interventions and implement programmes of care for lung, GI and Head & Neck cancer
To take action relative to a patients health and care needs when needing speech and language therapy and dietetic intervention before, during and after their cancer treatment for nutrition support, gastrostomy tube management and communication.
To work across the cancer pathway to provide rehabilitation therapy focused support for patients about to undergo cancer treatment
To support self-management including patient education and support to manage the consequences of treatment of diet and fluid intake.
To deliver high standards of coordinated, personalised patient centred care whilst working as an integral member of the MDT.
To work within the specialist services of Lung, GI (upper and lower GI and Head and Neck Cancer MDTs including Clinical Nurse Specialists, Support Workers, Surgeons, Oncologists, Speech and Language Therapists and ward Dietitians, promoting effective inter-professional and multi-disciplinary team working within the scope of the role.
To provide dietetic support to people at every stage of their cancer journey, this may include signposting them to other services including psychology, cancer care centres, physiotherapy and tissue viability.
Requirements:
Plan and prioritise patient work load and operational workload. Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
Can demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Assessment and analysis of complex dietetic problems. Develop appropriate interventions, monitor, evaluate and adapt dietetic treatment as required.
Able to plan, deliver and evaluate training/education programmes to student dietitians, students from other disciplines and a variety of NHS and non-NHS staff groups.
Skilled in behavioural change and counselling techniques.
Computer literate e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Able to work independently and on own initiative
Car owner and driver with access to own vehicle for work related purposes
Significant clinical post-registration dietetic experience, ideally including specific experience of working in oncology and enteral feeding
Experience of complex nutrition support practices, including enteral nutrition practices.
Experience of multi-disciplinary team/agency working.
Commitment to delivering dietetic student training.
Knowledge of health and safety
Knowledge of confidentiality.
BSc or equivalent degree in Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
HCPC Registered Dietitian
Nice to have:
Attended Clinical Supervisory Skills Course
Experience of training student dietitians
Evidence of other post-registration education and training, e.g. PENG