Lead Dietitian for Cancer Care Team (job share)
This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Oncology dietitian to join our Cancer and Palliative Care Dietetic team, to cover a maternity leave. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to co‑lead the CAPC dietetic service alongside our other Band 7 CAPC Team Lead. The role will include the management of both inpatients and outpatients from curative, surgical and palliative pathways as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard Dietetic service to Cancer and Palliative Care patients and health care professionals providing support to them.
To ensure appropriate resources and develop these where required to support patients within oncology, haematology and palliative care services.
To maintain an agreed dietetic case load of oncology and haematology patients, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations. To formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, as a highly specialist autonomous practitioner.
To undertake line manager duties for the team.
To work alongside the AHP Urgent Care Manager, Respiratory, Surgery and Critical Care Therapy Lead, and the Dietetic Professional Lead, in planning, co‑coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service.
To be instrumental in the on‑going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions within Cancer and Palliative Care.
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.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* 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
* IELTS unless qualification in English
* Membership of British Dietetic Association including specialist group membership
* Membership of the Oncology Group of the BDA
Experience
* 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.
Skills and Aptitude
* 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
* 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
* Extended role in enteral feeding tube management e.g nasogastric tube placement, RIG care
Other
* 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.
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