Job overview

The clinical caseload will be general oncology, head and neck and haematology patients and providing cover to your colleagues in the wider Dietetic oncology team. In addition to seeing patients on the inpatient wards and in the Arden Cancer Centre there are also outpatient clinics.  The team care for patients who are palliative, end of life and curative.  Naturally this role is strongly person centred.  This position requires practitioners to be self aware, have in place strategies for resilience and to support the wider team with difficult and upsetting situations.

•    To carry out dietetic assessment appropriate to role and experience, provide nutritional diagnosis and provide a dietetic treatment plan for patients / clients.
•    To hold responsibility for own patient caseload including patients with complex presentations
•    Maintain clinical records in line with local / Trust documentation guidelines
•    To liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary e.g. Medical, nursing, catering and other health care professionals
•    To work within National and Trust policies / guidelines; and HCPC and BDA standards and codes of conduct
•    To have a solid understanding of national and local standards and able to monitor own practice against these
•    To participate in bank holiday working and work flexible hours to meet the needs of the patients if required

Main duties of the job

Who are you? We are keen to recruit an experienced dietitian. What is important to us is a commitment to learn and progress skills within the Oncology field.  The ideal candidate is likely to have been practicing in an Oncology specialism and be ready to apply their learning whilst also expanding their knowledge learning and skill further in a Trust which offers you a breadth of diversity and experience. This post would suit a well-established senior dietitian who is looking to gain further insight. We are pleased to be able to offer this post with the opportunity of a rigorous competency and education programme.  The successful candidate would be supported by our friendly and experienced team of Dietetic staff. We have plans to adopt the ACCEND national framework for cancer education so some of knowledge or experience would of working with this would be a real asset.

Please be advised the interviews for this post are due to take place week commencing 3rd February 2025.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.