Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Head and Neck (HANC) oncology dietitian to join our Cancer and Palliative Care (CAPC)Dietetic team. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to set up and lead on a newly funded HANC dietetic service including the management of both inpatients and outpatients from curative, surgical and palliative pathways as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for a passionate and driven team lead with experience working within in HANC cancer, service development and leadership to apply for this newly funded 37.5 hour band 7 post. Alongside new investment for a band 7 Upper GI/ Hepatobiliary Lead, this post will share team lead roles and responsibilities for the CAPC dietetic team.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
As a senior specialist HANC oncology dietitian, you will
- Be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of HANC patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
- Provide an expert nutritional support and dietary education service for HANC oncology patients in Cornwall.
- To act as a specialised resource on nutrition and cancer for HANC patients, carers, medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care professionals at regional and national level.
- To provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
- To provide team lead management responsibilities alongside the HANC clinical lead role
- To take an active role in the research, audit and monitoring of this new service
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for full job description, including main responsibilities of the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for full job description, including main responsibilities of the role
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of further formal study e.g. Postgraduate qualifications, (Postgraduate certificate/Diploma, Masters modules, or equivalent management qualification) such as PENG course.
- Clinical Supervisory skills course for student training
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association including specialist group membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience in HANC at band 7 level
- Highly developed clinical skills and knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments.
- Comprehensive experience of enteral feeding including management of home enterally fed patients
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills
- Proven experience of managing a service or change process
- Able to work and lead under externally applied pressures e.g. deadlines, competing demands and priorities
- Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours, emotive situations, (e.g. Attendance management, grief, illness, etc.)
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate contentious or complex information effectively, including at times when there are barriers to communication e.g. When negotiating changes to working practices, managing patient/service delivery complaints, or during complex Human Resource situations e.g. Disciplinary/capability procedures
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical educator of undergraduate students
- Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, an in-depth understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of the nutrition support team managing patients on parenteral nutrition
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Flexible, motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and visionary
- Able to work with complex information
- Calm under pressure, high level of emotional intelligence e.g. empathy, insight
- Able to work effectively with varying work patterns and to work effectively on several issues/projects at once
- Commitment to and understanding of teams and team working
- Excellent supervisory and appraisal skills, teaching/ presentation skills, organisation/ prioritisation skills
- Highly developed communication skills-empathy, negotiation, and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way, re-assurance, and support particularly to anxious, angry or depressed people or staff
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Computer literate
- Ability to problem solve
- Experience in audit and QI of services, standard setting and guideline development
- Able to use initiative
- Awareness of National Agendas and have good working knowledge of national and local legislation policies and procedures
Desirable
- Extended role in enteral feeding tube management e.g nasogastric tube placement, RIG care
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of Trust values and behaviours
- A full UK driving licence is required for this post
- Ability to travel independently where required
- Occupational health clearance satisfactory to the Trust
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of further formal study e.g. Postgraduate qualifications, (Postgraduate certificate/Diploma, Masters modules, or equivalent management qualification) such as PENG course.
- Clinical Supervisory skills course for student training
Desirable
- Membership of British Dietetic Association including specialist group membership
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience in HANC at band 7 level
- Highly developed clinical skills and knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments.
- Comprehensive experience of enteral feeding including management of home enterally fed patients
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills
- Proven experience of managing a service or change process
- Able to work and lead under externally applied pressures e.g. deadlines, competing demands and priorities
- Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours, emotive situations, (e.g. Attendance management, grief, illness, etc.)
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate contentious or complex information effectively, including at times when there are barriers to communication e.g. When negotiating changes to working practices, managing patient/service delivery complaints, or during complex Human Resource situations e.g. Disciplinary/capability procedures
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical educator of undergraduate students
- Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, an in-depth understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of the nutrition support team managing patients on parenteral nutrition
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Flexible, motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and visionary
- Able to work with complex information
- Calm under pressure, high level of emotional intelligence e.g. empathy, insight
- Able to work effectively with varying work patterns and to work effectively on several issues/projects at once
- Commitment to and understanding of teams and team working
- Excellent supervisory and appraisal skills, teaching/ presentation skills, organisation/ prioritisation skills
- Highly developed communication skills-empathy, negotiation, and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way, re-assurance, and support particularly to anxious, angry or depressed people or staff
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Computer literate
- Ability to problem solve
- Experience in audit and QI of services, standard setting and guideline development
- Able to use initiative
- Awareness of National Agendas and have good working knowledge of national and local legislation policies and procedures
Desirable
- Extended role in enteral feeding tube management e.g nasogastric tube placement, RIG care
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of Trust values and behaviours
- A full UK driving licence is required for this post
- Ability to travel independently where required
- Occupational health clearance satisfactory to the Trust
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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