# Advanced Dietitian

**Company**: NHS Professionals Limited
**Location**: HARLOW, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: bank
**Salary**: £24.70 an hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Dietitian in Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust to join the Dietitian adults in Princess Alexandra Hospital.

You will be responsible for providing nutritional support to patients and/or carers with Upper G.I. and Head & Neck tumour sites, supporting their nutritional needs throughout their treatment and care.

You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, managing and supporting the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care and ensuring appropriate dietary management is provided to meet individual clinical needs.

**Main duties of the job**

As a Specialist Dietitian, you will be responsible for contributing to Upper GI and Head & Neck tumour site pathways, including attending relevant MDT meetings and providing dietetic input as part of the patient pathway.

You will also be responsible for delivering a dedicated Dietetic Oncology telephone clinic, enabling patients to access follow-up and advice.

**Job responsibilities**

- To deliver the gestational diabetes telephone clinic, ensuring women newly diagnosed with the condition receive structured dietary education following their initial diagnosis.

- To provide further explanation of written gestational diabetes information, breaking down key dietary principles into clear and practical steps that can be understood and applied.

- To assess each caller's understanding of the dietary information provided and identify any areas requiring further clarification during the telephone consultation.

- To discuss practical approaches to incorporating recommended dietary changes into everyday meals, routines and lifestyle following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes.

- To contribute to the development of a Teams-based group education model, considering how the existing one-to-one telephone service could be adapted for group delivery.

- To support the review and refinement of the gestational diabetes education pathway, helping to ensure the format and content remain appropriate for women accessing the service.

**Person Specification**

- Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

- HCPC registered Dietitian.

- Evidence of relevant post-registration training.

- Oncology dietetics experience in an acute setting.

- Relevant post-registration clinical experience.

**Benefits**

- Career Progression: access to Learning & Development opportunities

- Work-life Balance: flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and built paid annual leave

- Opportunity & Access: over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

## Skills

### Required
- Nutrition and Dietetics degree
- HCPC registered Dietitian
- Oncology dietetics experience

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