Senior Specialist Oncology Dietitian

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join the team on a fixed term contract for 37.5 hours a week or a secondment, for 12 months to cover maternity leave. You will work alongside the surgical service we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven dietitian to join our specialist surgical team (band 7, 37.5hrs/week), as part of the Christie nutrition and dietetic team in our world class cancer centre.

You will work with Gynaecology, plastics, urology, and some colorectal and peritoneal cancers. This will be alongside the senior specialist colorectal and peritoneal oncology dietitian. You will also support surgical patients on critical care following them through to the ward. You will also work with the wider team to support the service.

If you are you passionate and have experience working within in oncology surgery, leadership and want to develop your skills further in oncology and research then this is the post for you. Clinical supervision experience skills will enable you to support the band 6 dietitians and students. Excellent presentation skills will be required to carry out training and education to the HCPs on a regular basis.

• Be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
• Act as a specialised resource on nutrition and cancer for patients, carers, medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care professionals associated with the Christie Hospital and at regional and national level.
• Provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
• Provide support and supervision to band 6 rotation dietitians.
• Take an active role in research and audit.

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 provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.