Bank Dietician

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including themanagement of patients in your care.

2. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complexpresentations/multi pathologies using advanced clinical reasoning skills particularly in oncology. Thismay include the use of complex calculations and/or anthropometric/other equipment.

3. Formulate and deliver an individual nutrition and dietetic treatment based on a sound knowledge ofevidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and analysis ofbiochemical results. To be responsible for providing specialised advice to clients within the oncologysetting including nutritional assessment, dietary counselling, motivational interviewing, negotiatingtargets, developing care plans and communicating these with relevant health and other care agencies.This may be on a one to one basis or to groups, both in an in and out-patient setting.

More details can be found in the job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / Postgraduate Diploma Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• HPC registered

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum 18 months postregistration experience in nutrition and dietetics
• Knowledge of audit and research methodology

Desirable

• Knowledge of dietetics in oncology

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning
• Accurate keyboard skills - data inputting, word processing, internet and dietary analysis

Other

Desirable

• Member of BDA oncology group
• Teaching experience

Other

Desirable

• Member of BDA oncology group
• Teaching experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden

Sutton/Chelsea

SM2 5PT

Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)