Highly Specialist Dietitian-Head and Neck Cancer
Job overview
Are you a dietitian with a genuine interest in head and neck surgery? Would you like to be involved in teaching and service development?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dietitian to enhance their skills and knowledge in Head and Neck Oncology as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dietitian to join our team of head and neck dietitians at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). The dietitians are valued members of the Head And Neck multidisciplinary team and provide a high quality service to pre and post-operative Head and Neck cancer patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.You will be working closely with the wider members of the multidisciplinary team including consultants. Specialist speech and language therapists, specialist nurses, dietetic colleagues and ward staff to ensure an effective and consistent service.
A good knowledge of the management of nutritional support patients and enteral nutrition is essential. You will need to have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage a small specialist team. We would expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated and supportive of the wider dietetic team.
This post is ideal for a dietitian wishing to develop their clinical, leadership and service development skills.
Working for our organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and person specificationPlease refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You’ll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive multi-disciplinary team. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated, able to evidence continuing professional development and keen to develop yourself and others.You will have experience of nutritional support in Head and Neck Cancer, or experience which is applicable.
Please refer to full Job description for details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HCPC registration
- Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
- Evidence of Master's level study or working towards
- Able to maintain professional portafolio CPD
- Evidnece of post registration education/courses
Experience
Essential criteria- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
- Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
- Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
- Knowledge of national and local standards and national guidelines
- Able to undertake evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of other staff within a specific clinical area
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
Analytical and judgement skill
Essential criteria- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver specialist treatment programmes
- Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
- Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff
- Able to make judgements about the prioritising of caseloads when demand exceeds capacity and to re-allocate staffing resources
- Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes
Communication
Essential criteria- Evidence of working within MDT
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
- Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at National Conference level or equivalent
Planning & organisational skil
Essential criteria- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
- Able to organise, plan and chair meetings
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
Physical Skills
Essential criteria- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Other requirements
Essential criteria- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
- Undertake out of hours duties as required.
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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