Job summary
Employer heading
Macmillan Band 6 Upper GI Oncology Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
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Job overview
Due to new funding for development of the service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (37.5 hours/week) Macmillan Band 6 Upper GI Oncology Dietitian working for ULTH.
This is a great opportunity to advance your dietetic career and gain experience in the specialist area of oncology, working with patients with upper GI cancers in both in and outpatients. You will require the skills to manage your own caseload independently and to 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.
As this is a Macmillan funded role, the successful applicant will also benefit from access to the associated grants for CPD as well as a supportive and extensive network of healthcare professionals working across oncology.
We are an inclusive, supportive department who offer flexible working (working hours to be discussed at interview) and opportunities for professional development. We actively participate in student training in conjunction with the other ULTH sites.
Main duties of the job
The service provides support to adult inpatients and outpatients on an upper GI oncology pathway, with the support of the B7 Upper GI Oncology Dietitian. This may include complex nutrition support including pre- and post-surgical patients. You will have the opportunity to attend MDT meetings, as well as working with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality care for the patients.
You will contribute to high quality dietetic care being delivered equitably across the Trust, and ensure that your practice reflects the latest evidence base and guidelines. This will involve development and review of resources including policies, guidelines and diet sheets.
There will be opportunity work towards taking on line management responsibility, including recruitment and induction of new staff within the dietetic team as required, clinical supervision, professional development and appraisal.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people. The county boasts a number of outstanding schools, including 14 grammar schools, and a lower than average cost of living. United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust currently offers free staff parking, and we have a flexible working policy.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
ULTH dietitians pride themselves on their friendly and supportive team, who have strong cross-site working links, and you will work within a strong MDT covering Lincoln and Boston. ULTH offers excellent career progression, including development coaching. The Trust is strongly committed to staff wellbeing and development and the dietetic service has an excellent record of supporting continued professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills with an interest in the clinical speciality of Upper GI Oncology. They should have a practical, forward-thinking approach to service development and evaluation and will contribute to innovation, service development and audit. They will be supported with their personal development goals and have regular clinical supervision and peer support.
NHS experience would be advantageous and being a member of relevant special interest groups in the BDA is preferable.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- At least 12 months’ experience working as a dietitian post-registration
- Experience of delivering group education sessions
- Experience of Oncology
- Experience managing complex nutritional support patients
- Experience of enteral feeding via different routes/tubes
- Experience of disordered eating
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Facilitation of Learning training
- CPD relevant to the speciality
- Membership of the BDA
- Membership of relevant specialist interest groups or professional bodies
- FODMAP Training
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
- Up to date knowledge of the evidence base surrounding nutrition support and gold standard care relating to relevant health conditions
- Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality at all times
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service development, including writing policies and procedures
Specific requirements for the role
Essential criteria
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel across the county to other sites/clinics/undertake home visits
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Curtis
- Job title
- Operational Site Lead Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
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