Highly Specialist Dietitian

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Work autonomously to provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This will involve
• nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and analysis of diet history)
• the development of treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements and client centred goals)
• determining route of feeding i.e. oral, enteral or parenteral
• prescription of dietary treatment for conditions where there are limited professional guidelines
• direct prescription of ACBS nutritional products
• ordering biochemical tests as appropriate

To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plans as appropriate to facilitate achievement of goals.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and ward rounds to provide expert advice to facilitate :
• treatment planning (e.g. gastroenterology, head and neck)
• rehabilitation
• management of late effects following treatment for cancer

How do we work?
The Nutrition and Dietetics service consists of 21 dietitians split over 2 sites, as well as support staff. The team is part of the Therapies department which is committed to a philosophy that addresses the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of all individuals with cancer through a genuinely multi-disciplinary approach.

Award-Winning Patient Care
We're world-renowned for our research and treatment of cancer and we have been awarded the Charter Mark for our commitment to excellence in patient care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc / Postgraduate Diploma Nutrition & Dietetics
• HPC registered
• Evidence of further postgraduate study/training in specialist area e.g. oncology/ nutritional support

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to appreciate the broad scope of dietetics and be able to operate effectively within an NHS environment

Other

Desirable criteria

• Member of BDA oncology group
• Teaching on higher education /professional courses
• Representative on working party e.g. internal/ external to trust
• Evidence of intermediate leadership skills

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of conducting audits, evaluating evidence and/or research

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

• Evidence of professional development, commitment to lifelong learning

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Maintain confidentiality

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Health and safety risk awareness
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Sound knowledge of current issues relating to cancer

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Presentation skills - evidence of presentation to large groups
• Ability to work effectively alone, with individuals and groups
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Detailed knowledge of troubleshooting regarding enteral feeding tubes

Desirable criteria

• Commitment to clinical supervision

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Confident
• Self-motivated
• Flexible, adaptable and creative
• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Able to set priorities and meet daily deadlines
• Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
• Able to deal with distressed patient, carers and staff
• Ability to liaise with all professionals at all levels
• Able to organise complex information

Other

Desirable criteria

• Previous specialist related publications

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

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Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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