Clinical Lead Oncology Dietitian in Sutton in Ashfield

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to set up and establish a clinically effective and evidence-based dietetic service in the specialist area of oncology. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with experience in advanced nutritional assessment and support who has good organisational, communication and team working skills. You will develop a service which provides outstanding dietetic support to cancer patients at a variety of stages along the cancer pathway. The post is based at Kings Mill Hospital; however, you may be required to drive to our other hospital sites. Our department supports dietetic student training from Nottingham and Sheffield, therefore you will be required to support student training.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Main duties of the job:

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification:

• Knowledge:

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
• Able to work as lead member of dietetic and multi-professional teams, building relationships with patients/carers, and other staff.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations.
• Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, with support from multiprofessional team and Dietetic manager.
• Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options, including both clinical and strategic issues.
• Able to plan and organise workload of self and others, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities.
• Provides supervision and support to other dietetic staff and students where required.
• Able to participate in audit and research activity.

• Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, postgraduate diploma or equivalent).
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant post-graduate course or equivalent.
• Leadership/management training.

• Extensive experience of working as a registered dietitian within Oncology and nutrition support.
• Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant policies and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary/multiprofessional team working.
• Experience in training and supervision of student dietitians.

• Flexibility to meet the demands of the service.
• Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust.
• Able to use a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes such as Word, PowerPoint.
• Understands and uses hospital and other systems required to support patient care.