Specialist Dietitian - Paediatric Oncology | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Cwmni: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7725585/164-7725585 |
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An exciting opportunity has risen for a Dietitian to cover a secondment within the Paediatric Oncology team at Nottingham Children's hospital.
Are you a dietitian keen to expand your clinical experience in paediatrics? Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes with the best nutritional care?
We are looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic dietitian to join our established team of paediatric dietitians, based at Nottingham Children’s Hospital at NUH.
You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, comprised of the medical team, other allied health professionals, specialist nurses and social workers, delivering high quality evidence-based care.
The successful candidate will manage a varied inpatient and outpatient paediatric oncology caseload (0-19yrs), supporting oncology children that are enterally fed. You will be providing highly specialised evidence based dietary advice and treatment for cancer patients and their carers across inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, day care and via telephone reviews. You will be overseeing the patients Homeward accounts and ensuring monthly deliveries are arranged appropriately, alongside the support of the dietetic assistant. We have bi-weekly multidisciplinary team meetings where you will be working closely with the wider MDT to ensure the delivery of optimum care to patients.
You will also be expected to help support the Nottingham community home enteral feeding (HEF) patients when they are admitted to the ward.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills and the ability to manage their own time and workload within a supportive team. They should also be able to build good working relationships with the wider team within the community, in order to provide joined-up care to patients. Experience within paediatric dietetics is desirable however the successful applicant will be part of an experienced paediatric hospital and community team who will support development within this specialist area. Experience of nutrition support, including enteral feeding is essential, but support will be provided to gain experience with complex paediatric patients.
The Nottingham Children's Hospital (NCH) is based at the Queens Medical Centre campus and is part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). We provide care for children up to the age of 19 years old.
The Children’s Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence-based care and innovative ways of working.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive team.
You will also be able to build good working relationships with the wider team within the hospital in order to provide excellent care to patients and their families.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached for further details.
As part of this role, it is essential that you will be able to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) accordingly to national and local guidance.
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Feb 2026