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Macmillan Dietetic Support Worker – Head & Neck Cancer
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Main area: Macmillan Dietetic Support Worker – Head & Neck Cancer
Grade: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 321-MRC-6848021-B4-PUB
Site: Churchill Hospital
Town: Headington, Oxford
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 21/01/2025
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job overview
We are a specialist centre for the management of Head and Neck Cancer and support patients from across the Thames Valley Cancer Network. This exciting Macmillan Dietetic Support Worker post will work closely with the Head and Neck Dietitians and Multidisciplinary Team in the Blenheim Head and Neck Cancer Unit at the Churchill Hospital.
This role will be competency-based and will receive training and support from our Head & Neck Dietitians and Macmillan Cancer Support.
We support flexible and remote working where appropriate; however, this role will require regular on-site working.
Main duties of the job
To support the nutritional management of HNC patients under the direction of a registered Dietitian by:
* Gathering patient information to support dietetic assessment
* Screening and review of patient’s nutritional status and intake
* Reinforcing dietary counselling and education to patients and carers
* Completing administrative tasks including drafting clinical letters, registering patients for home enteral feeding services and onward referrals to other services
* Triaging calls and referrals to the HNC dietetic service
* Signposting patients to appropriate services and support groups
* Contributing to service development, audits and quality improvement.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good general education (to GCSE standard)
* HNC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience with additional training to diploma level equivalent or experience through short courses
* Recognised training courses (e.g. Nutrition degree, Basic Food Hygiene certificate, foundation degree in Health and Social Care)
Experience
* Experience of working within a team
* Experience of working with the public
* Previous relevant clinical work in a healthcare setting
* Basic knowledge of the workings of the NHS
Knowledge & Skills
* Understands the role of Dietitians in a hospital setting
* Able to work independently and within a team to achieve treatment objectives
* Ability to manage own time effectively and efficiently
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Excellent organisation and time management skills
* Ability to accurately collect and record confidential information
* Computer literacy (including Intranet, Microsoft Word, Excel, Email & PowerPoint)
* Demonstrates awareness of professional boundaries and knowing when to seek support
Personal Qualities
* Enthusiastic and energetic
* Ability to take initiative
* Excellent communication and interactive skills
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
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