Specialist Dietitian Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers, Band 6

Band 6 Specialist Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer Dietitian (1.0WTE, substantive) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role provides an exciting opportunity to work within a regional Oncology centre, and regional resection centre for Oesophago-Gastric cancer surgery.

The role will provide specialist dietetic care to patients with a diagnosis of Upper GI cancer, including oesophageal, gastric and hepato-pancreatic and biliary (HPB) cancers. This will involve providing dietetic input across the patient's entire treatment pathway- from diagnosis, throughout oncological treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy, pre- and post-surgery and longer term follow up. Providing both an inpatient and outpatient dietetic service across the pathway helps us deliver quality care and continuity for our patients., Our dietetic department is based across our 2 hospital sites; Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH). This role will involve working across both sites to provide support to both the oncology and surgical centres.

This post will be part of the oncology dietetic team, which includes Head and Neck, Upper GI, Enhanced Supportive Care (Palliative Care), Prehabilitation and general oncology Dietitians, and support from a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.

You will work closely with the wider UGI team from a range of specialities, including oncology and surgical consultants and speciality doctors, advanced nurse practitioners, psychologists, cancer support workers, ward staff and 5 dedicated Upper GI cancer nurse specialists.

Gloucestershire is a great area to live, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent transport networks to the rest of the country.

We are looking for a skilled Dietitian, experienced within the NHS, to join our team providing nutritional care to patients receiving curative and palliative treatment for UGI cancers.

We are looking for a Dietitian with well-developed team working, communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills. Experience of oncological and surgical treatments, and delivering complex nutritional support, including enteral tube feeding is beneficial.

You will need to be an active and integral member of the Dietetic and multidisciplinary UGI cancer Team, in addition to being a highly skilled autonomous practitioner, working across our hospital sites to deliver care. You will need to demonstrate ability to work flexibly, outside of normal working hours on a weekly basis, if the service requires.

We have a large, friendly and supportive Dietetic Department and UGI cancer team.