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Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity to recruit a Band 6 to our developing Oncology Dietetic Team. We are looking for a suitably qualified Dietitian to support the Oncology Dietetic service on a permanent 3 day per week basis.  We will accept Band 5s onto a sliding band post with a view to moving up to Band 6 once competencies are met.

You will be supported by our Senior Dietitians and be provided with training. You will be involved in providing a service to patients across the cancer pathway including Inpatients and Outpatients and all modes of treatment; Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy / Surgery.  

Our Specialist Cancer SMDTs are very inclusive and supportive and we have a strong presence and professional profile within them.  Many of the  Oncology Dietetic Team also have regional and national involvement in their clinical areas.

Our department has 100+ Dietitians. Our Oncology team is currently 13  strong and  we are involved in the planning and preparing of our new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital. We currently provide services to specialities including Head and Neck, HPB, Haem-Oncology and Transplant, UGI, Colorectal and Lung.

Main duties of the job

To act as part of the Dietetic Team and in conjunction with the Oncology / Critical Care Team to contribute to the Dietetic Services to a variety of Oncology areas such as Lung, Head and Neck, Upper GI, HPB and Haemato-oncology patients, streamlining service and care regionally where appropriate in conjunction with the Band 7s and Band 8a Dietitians at Addenbrooke’s and other external Units / agencies as appropriate.

To work within a multi-professional framework and contribute to a first class service through evidence based clinical practice, management, education, research and audit.

To set and work towards individual and team objectives that reflect corporate plans and work within the clinical governance framework.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.