Specialist Oncology Dietitian

We are looking for a driven and dynamic full time (37.5hours a week) specialist oncology dietitian (band 6) to join our friendly and supportive dietetic team., As a specialist oncology dietitian, you will be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.

You will as part of a rotational team and be responsible for overseeing a designated clinical area with the support of your ward team lead.

You will provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.

You will support the service and contribute to the department's annual objectives.

Working within a world class cancer centre you will have the opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of different cancer types and treatments including specialist surgery, haematology, stem cell transplants and CAR-T therapy along with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy (including proton beam therapy). There will be the opportunity to work in inpatients and outpatients with head and neck and UGI outpatient rotations. Band 6 rotations with disease related competencies, working within ward team areas will enable you to do this. You will gain the strong foundation you need to develop as a clinical specialist. For experienced professionals, we will encourage you to progress into clinical leadership roles and take part in our leadership training programmes.

The successful candidate will require some recent acute experience in oncology, advanced nutritional support skills (including enteral and parenteral feeding) along with excellent organisation and advanced communication skills.

Having supervision skills will enable you to support the student training programme.

Excellent presentation skills will be required to carry out training and education to the HCP's on a regular basis.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are a dynamic and supportive department of 26 dietitians and 3 nutrition specialist nurses who work closely together daily. The teamwork in line with the Core values and behaviours of the trust.

We provide a service to inpatients and outpatient areas and are involved in and support research and audit. We encourage professional development with professional update sessions and offer inhouse courses and training programmes on leadership, different disease groups and advanced communication skills with the support of the School of Oncology.

The department is involved in student training, education, audit and research and networking at a local and national level.