Senior Specialist Oncology Dietitian Lung & Senior Adults

As a senior specialist Lung/ SAO oncology dietitian, you will

• Be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of lung / SAO patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
• Provide an expert nutritional support and dietary education service for lung and SAO oncology outpatients attending the Christie Hospital.
• To act as a specialised resource on nutrition and cancer for lung patients, carers, medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care professionals associated with the Christie Hospital and at regional and national level.
• To provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
• To provide support and supervision to band 6 rotation dietitians
• To take an active role in the research and audit.
  
  Due to new funding we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Lung / Senior adult oncology dietitian to join our Hepatobiliary team (band 7, 37.5hrs/week), as part of the Christie nutrition and dietetic team in our world class cancer centre.
If you are you passionate and have experience working within lung cancer, leadership and want to develop your skills further in oncology and research then this is the post for you. Clinical supervision experience skills will enable you to support the band 6 dietitians and students. Excellent presentation skills will be required to carry out training and education to the HCPs on a regular basis

We are a supportive and dynamic department of 25 dietitians and 3 nutrition specialist nurses who work closely together, daily. The teamwork in line with the Core values and behaviours of the trust. The team's vision is to be an expert leader in oncology nutrition and dietetics putting patients at the centre of everything we do through innovation, education, and research. We aspire to be the best department to work in by valuing and respecting each other, working as one team, and supporting and developing the current and future workforce through experience, education, opportunities and positive learning environment. We provide a service to inpatients and outpatient areas and engage in and support research and audit. We encourage and support professional development with regular CPD, inhouse courses and training programmes on leadership, different disease groups and advanced communication skills with the support of the School of Oncology. The trust supports and is currently developing career pathways for AHP's. The department engages in student training, education, and networking at a local and national level.