Job overview
Are you experienced in oncology, keen to work within a very specialist oncology setting and enjoy multidisciplinary working? Then this may be the job for you. An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated dietitian to join our Sutton team. The post will cover a variety of cancers including haematology. You will have a caseload of in-patients and oupatients. You will lead the adult inpatient service and manage junior staff.
What can we provide for you?
The opportunity to work within the largest cancer centre in Europe and to build on your existing skills and experience. You should have experience in nutritional support including experience of working with cancer patients. You should also have experience of supervising junior members of staff. The hospital encourages professional and personal development through an in-service education programme and support for study leave. The post will provide ample opportunities to extend your knowledge and skill within a specialist environment and you will be encouraged get involved in service development and teaching.
Award-Winning Patient Care
We’re world-renowned for our research and treatment of cancer and we have been awarded the Charter Mark for our commitment to excellence in patient care.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder should be a skilled practitioner, who has experience of oncology and nutritional support. The post holder will provide the Royal Marsden Hospital with an effective and flexible nutrition and dietetic service. They will be a source of knowledge and expertise for less experienced colleagues, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work autonomously to provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This will involve
• nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and analysis of diet history)
• the development of treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements and client centred goals)
• determining route of feeding i.e. oral, enteral or parenteral
• prescription of dietary treatment for conditions where there are limited professional guidelines
• direct prescription of ACBS nutritional products
• ordering biochemical tests as appropriate
To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plans as appropriate to facilitate achievement of goals.
How do we work?
The Nutrition and Dietetics service consists of 21 dietitians split over 2 sites, as well as support staff. The team is part of the Therapies department which is committed to a philosophy that addresses the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of all individuals with cancer through a genuinely multi-disciplinary approach.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc / Postgraduate Diploma Nutrition & Dietetics
2. HPC registered
3. Evidence of further postgraduate study/training in specialist area in oncology and other relevant areas e.g. nutritional support
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Ability to appreciate the broad scope of dietetics and be able to operate effectively within an NHS environment
5. Appreciate the scope of oncology and understand the nutrition management for this
6. Health and safety risk awareness
7. Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
8. Understanding of team dynamics
9. Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
10. Previous experience of conducting audits, evaluating evidence and/or research
11. Sound knowledge of current issues relating to cancer
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
12. Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
13. Presentation skills – evidence of presentation to large groups
14. Ability to work effectively alone, with individuals and groups
15. Evidence of clinical supervision
16. Advanced clinical reasoning skills
17. Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning
18. Detailed knowledge of troubleshooting regarding enteral feeding tubes
Other
Desirable criteria
19. Member of BDA oncology group
20. Teaching on higher education / professional courses
21. Representative on working party e.g. internal/ external to trust
22. Evidence of intermediate leadership skills
23. To have published in specialist related publications
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.