# Band 6 Upper and Lower GI Oncology Dietitian

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £45,953 to £54,254 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and compassionate Dietitian to join our friendly, supportive and dedicated Oncology Dietetics Team at North Middlesex University Hospital, part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, as a Upper & Lower GI Specialist Oncology Dietitian.

This is a rewarding role at the heart of cancer care, supporting patients through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. You will work closely with patients diagnosed with Upper and Lower GI cancers, providing expert nutritional care throughout their treatment journey, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and recovery.

We are looking for a Dietitian who is passionate about making a difference, enjoys building meaningful relationships with patients and families, and thrives as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will have strong clinical skills in nutritional assessment and support, alongside the confidence to manage a complex caseload and contribute to clinical decision-making within a specialist oncology setting.

**Main duties of the job**

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced clinicians, specialist nurses, speech and language therapists, oncologists, surgeons and allied health professionals, ensuring patients receive holistic, person-centred care. You will also have the chance to contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, education, training and research activities, helping to shape and enhance the dietetic service for future patients.

We are proud of our supportive team culture and are committed to helping staff develop and grow. Whether you are looking to deepen your specialist oncology expertise, gain leadership experience, or become involved in research and service improvement, we will support your professional development and career aspirations.

**Job responsibilities**

- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent

- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

- Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update

- Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas to include nutrition support in both in and out-patients

- Experience of working within an MDT

- Presentations to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year inclusive of Outer HCAS per annum

- Permanent, full-time position

- Opportunities for professional development and career growth

## Skills

### Required
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC registration
- clinical experience
- MDT experience
- presentations

### Nice to have
- Motivational Interviewing/Behaviour Change training
- special interest group membership

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