Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Dietitian
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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join the Nutrition and Dietetics Team at Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Our service is part of one of the largest trusts in the UK and the dietetic team are well valued within the organisation so we are looking for a Dietitian with a passion to make a difference to our Oncology & Acute services, supporting with a 12 month fixed term maternity cover post.
The job will involve a varied caseload providing a specialist dietetic service to Oncology patients (including a caseload of Home Enteral Tube Fed patients) & also Acute General inpatients. The service is delivered in mainly out-patient clinics including telephone / virtual, Oncology Day Units, wards including the Palliative Care Unit & there may be the occasional home visit.
This role will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital where you will join a friendly team of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) and Dietetic Assistants (DAs). The post holder may be required to work Trustwide at times to meet the needs of the service which covers the counties of Northumberland and North Tyneside.
We are a supportive department and will provide you with relevant training and support required. CPD is really important to us and we encourage participation in training & education. We have a monthly journal club & you will also become a member of the North East Oncology Group who meet quarterly to share best practice.
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The Post Requires The Successful Applicant
- To act as a Specialist Oncology Dietitian within a multi-agency team
- To manage a caseload of Specialist Community Oncology Patients & General Inpatients
- To provide a quality Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust.
- To work as part of multidisciplinary teams which could include Medical Staff, Specialist Nurses, Ward Staff, Speech Therapy & Dietitians from other Trusts.
- To link in with Acute & Community Oncology Teams.
- To be an active member of the team and play a vital role in patient service delivery, education and resource development.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:
- engages, enables
- uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement
- facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
We participate in student training & actively provide A, B and C placements for Leeds Beckett University, Newcastle University and Teesside University. All of our staff are encouraged to take part in student training with support provided to help you in this role.
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We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Nicola Cunningham
- Job title: Team Lead Dietitian/Specialist Oncology Dietitian
- Email address: nicola.cunningham@nhct.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01670 564006
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