Job summary
A full-time, fixed term, opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated person with a desire to develop their clinical and leadership skills in oncology to join our proactive team at The Royal Surrey Hospital as a Band 7 - Macmillan Oncology Dietitian.
The Royal Surrey is an established regional unit for oncology and this role is to support the general oncology dietetic service. Working as part of our well established and respected team of 6 specialist oncology dietitians, your caseload will be very varied and you will work within several MDTs. You will be expected to provide specialist dietetic input to general oncology inpatients and outpatients attending the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, as well as the private chemotherapy units in Guildford. As a senior member of the team you will have leadership responsibilities for managing the general oncology dietetic service. As a Macmillan professional, you will also have access to support for learning and development from Macmillan Cancer Support.
If you are an HCPC registered dietitian with experience and a strong interest in oncology, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a friendly and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Dietetic Department at The Royal Surrey Hospital has an active audit and research culture, promoting clinical effectiveness in patient care. You will join a forward thinking and innovative dietetic team, which undertakes the training of students, and is involved in teaching at the University of Surrey as well as supporting students with dissertation projects. This is an excellent opportunity in a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. If you would benefit from additional support--such as meeting the recruiting manager or visiting the interview environment in advance--please let us know when applying
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead and develop a highly specialised nutrition and dietetics service for patients attending the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre for their treatment and / or palliative care. And to act as a resource of expert nutritional knowledge within oncology for other Health Professionals in the region
The post holder will be an integral member of the Oncology services at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) supporting adult in and outpatients. The post holder will be responsible for leading and providing specialist assessment, management and education for patients requiring specialist dietetic intervention whilst receiving active and palliative oncological treatment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead and develop a highly specialised nutrition and dietetics service for patients attending the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre for their treatment and / or palliative care. And to act as a resource of expert nutritional knowledge within oncology for other Health Professionals in the region
The post holder will be an integral member of the Oncology services at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) supporting adult in and outpatients. The post holder will be responsible for leading and providing specialist assessment, management and education for patients requiring specialist dietetic intervention whilst receiving active and palliative oncological treatment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Dietetics or equivalent and registration with HCPC
- Hold, or be working towards a Master's degree or other post-grad course to masters level, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetics Association
Knowledge
Essential
- cant post registration dietetic experience of managing patients in the oncology and palliative care setting
- Evidence of continuing professional development and advancement of knowledge
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating group education of patients
- Experience of clinical audit and/ or research
- Experience in clinical supervision of dietetic students and willingness to participate in student training
Desirable
- Contribution to management of staff i.e. supervision/development of staff, recruitment
- Experience in service development
- Membership of relevant specialist groups such as BDA Oncology Specialist Group (GSG)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Dietetics or equivalent and registration with HCPC
- Hold, or be working towards a Master's degree or other post-grad course to masters level, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetics Association
Knowledge
Essential
- cant post registration dietetic experience of managing patients in the oncology and palliative care setting
- Evidence of continuing professional development and advancement of knowledge
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating group education of patients
- Experience of clinical audit and/ or research
- Experience in clinical supervision of dietetic students and willingness to participate in student training
Desirable
- Contribution to management of staff i.e. supervision/development of staff, recruitment
- Experience in service development
- Membership of relevant specialist groups such as BDA Oncology Specialist Group (GSG)
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).
