Macmillan Dietetic Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

Job Summary

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.

It is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with an interest in nutrition and dietetics, who loves communication, organisation, administration, team-working and would like to be involved with patients diagnosed with Head and Neck cancer. The 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.

If you are interested in this post, please get in touch with Rupali or Fiona (contact details below).

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 patient 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.

About us

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.