This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian with background or interest in oncology. An UGI Oncology dietitian is required to be an integral part of our UGI multidisciplinary and Dietetics teams. As part of the role you will hold face to face and virtual / phone clinics both dietetic + MDT led; plus support the work of the inpatient and CNS teams.
The successful candidate will manage a caseload of UGI / HPB cancer patients. Working closely with the wider dietetics + UGI team including teams in neighbouring tertiary centres.
The successful candidate will be involved in the wider activities of the dietetic team including supporting student training.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
For detailed roles and responsibilities see job description and person specification attached. For further information and an information discussion contact the Clinical Manager.