Oncology Dietitian - Band 6

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for full time (1wte) Band 6 Dietitian working in Oncology across United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is a great opportunity to advance your dietetic career and gain experience in the specialist area of oncology, working with patients with a variety of oncological diagnoses in both in and outpatients. You will require the skills to manage your own caseload independently and demonstrate excellent team working skills. Prior experience of working with cancer patients is preferable, but we are able to provide training for those applicants with minimal oncology experience.

We are an inclusive, supportive department who offer flexible working, and opportunities for professional development. We actively participate in student training in conjunction with the other ULTH sites.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and an interest and some experience in the care of patients in this patient group within the NHS. They should have a practical, forward-thinking approach to service development and evaluation and the ability to work singlehanded as well as part of a team. You will contribute to innovation, service development and audit. You will be supported with your personal development goals and have regular clinical supervision and peer support.

NHS experience and being a member of special interest groups in the BDA is preferable. You must be able to travel between hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide a service to in-patients at our hospital sites - currently Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, and to outpatients cross-Lincolnshire, delivering evidence-based interventions for people with an oncological diagnosis. The successful candidate must be flexible, innovative & highly motivated. The role requires the appointed person to be proactive and adaptable to support fast changing needs of patients, including the smooth and prompt transition of in-patient care to the individuals' place of discharge, and adapting outpatients requirements according to clinical need. The successful applicant will be well supported within the Therapy service and will be encouraged to assist in developing the service. This is an exciting time to join us; you will be part of a team that continues to deliver excellent services for our patients.

About us

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Date posted: 24 February 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,388 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 357-LN-2002-24

Job locations: Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide evidence-based interventions to patients with a variety of oncological diagnoses and their family/carers, in both an inpatient and outpatient setting, including providing cover for other specialist caseloads to cover periods of annual leave and sickness. This will include initial nutritional assessments and ongoing support using a variety of nutritional interventions including enteral feeding.

Please see attached job description for full details of role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
• HCPC registration

• Facilitation of Learning training
• FODMAP Training
• Membership of the BDA
• Membership of relevant specialist interest groups or professional bodies

Experience

• Experience of nutritional support across a range of clinical areas.
• Proven ability to work independently with a high degree of autonomy
• Knowledge of the boundaries of own practice and able to appropriately access relevant sources of support
• Experience of contributing to Clinical Governance

• At least 12 months' experience working as a dietitian post-registration
• Experience of delivering group education sessions
• Experience of disordered eating
• Experience managing complex nutritional support patients
• Experience of enteral feeding via different routes/tubes

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of the evidence base surrounding nutrition support and gold standard care relating to relevant health conditions

• Experience of service development, including writing policies and procedures

Skills

• Excellent training and presenting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills, including timekeeping, note taking and ability to manage a caseload independently

Aptitude

• Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality at all times.

Other

• Eligible for DBS clearance

• Ability to travel across the county to other sites/clinics/undertake home visits

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY

Employer's website: https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/