# Lead Dietitian for Cancer Care Team (job share) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-dietitian-for-cancer-care-team-job-share/55c3c8d2-48f9-4550-805f-ead2bf1442e6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-dietitian-for-cancer-care-team-job-share/55c3c8d2-48f9-4550-805f-ead2bf1442e6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Truro - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months (Includes covering bank holidays on a rota) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (contract ends May 2027) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T14:13:19.249Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Allied_Health_Professionals/Allied_Health_Professionals-v7985064 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7985064?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin. This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. An exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Oncology dietitian to join our Cancer and Palliative Care Dietetic team, to cover a maternity leave. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to co-lead the CAPC dietetic service alongside our other Band 7 CAPC Team Lead. The role will include the management of both inpatients and outpatients from curative, surgical and palliative pathways as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job To provide a high standard Dietetic service to Cancer and Palliative Care patients and health care professionals providing support to them. To ensure appropriate resources and develop these where required to support patients within oncology, haematology and palliative care services. To maintain an agreed dietetic case load of oncology and haematology patients, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations. To formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, as a highly specialist autonomous practitioner. To undertake line manager duties for the team. To work alongside the AHP Urgent Care Manager, Respiratory, Surgery and Critical Care Therapy Lead, and the Dietetic Professional Lead, in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service. To be instrumental in the on-going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions within Cancer and Palliative Care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Job Details This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin. This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. An exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Oncology dietitian to join our Cancer and Palliative Care Dietetic team, to cover a maternity leave. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to co-lead the CAPC dietetic service alongside our other Band 7 CAPC Team Lead. The role will include the management of both inpatients and outpatients from curative, surgical and palliative pathways as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team. ## Job Description To provide a high standard Dietetic service to Cancer and Palliative Care patients and health care professionals providing support to them. To ensure appropriate resources and develop these where required to support patients within oncology, haematology and palliative care services. To maintain an agreed dietetic case load of oncology and haematology patients, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations. To formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, as a highly specialist autonomous practitioner. To undertake line manager duties for the team. To work alongside the AHP Urgent Care Manager, Respiratory, Surgery and Critical Care Therapy Lead, and the Dietetic Professional Lead, in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service. To be instrumental in the on-going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions within Cancer and Palliative Care. ## Responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence of Trust values and behaviours - A full UK driving licence is required for this post - Ability to travel independently where required - Occupational health clearance satisfactory to the Trust ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post qualification experience - Highly developed clinical skills and knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments. - Comprehensive experience of enteral feeding including management of home enterally fed patients - Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills - Proven experience of managing a service or change process - Able to work and lead under externally applied pressures e.g. deadlines, competing demands and priorities - Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours, emotive situations, (e.g. Attendance management, grief, illness, etc.) - Highly developed communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate contentious or complex information effectively, including at times when there are barriers to communication e.g. When negotiating changes to working practices, managing patient/service delivery complaints, or during complex Human Resource situations e.g. Disciplinary/capability procedures - Comprehensive experience as a clinical educator of undergraduate students - Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, an in-depth understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team. ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Flexible, motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and visionary - Able to work with complex information - Calm under pressure, high level of emotional intelligence e.g. empathy, insight - Able to work effectively with varying work patterns and to work effectively on several issues/projects at once - Commitment to and understanding of teams and team working - Excellent supervisory and appraisal skills, teaching/ presentation skills, organisation/ prioritisation skills - Highly developed communication skills-empathy, negotiation, and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way, re-assurance, and support particularly to anxious, angry or depressed people or staff ### Knowledge and Abilities **Essential** - Computer literate - Ability to problem solve - Experience in audit and QI of services, standard setting and guideline development - Able to use initiative - Awareness of National Agendas and have good working knowledge of national and local legislation policies and procedures **Desirable** - Extended role in enteral feeding tube management e.g nasogastric tube placement, RIG care ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent - HCPC registered - Evidence of further formal study e.g. Postgraduate qualifications, (Postgraduate certificate/Diploma, Masters modules, or equivalent management qualification) such as PENG course. - Clinical Supervisory skills course for student training - IELTS unless qualification in English **Desirable** - Membership of British Dietetic Association including specialist group membership - Membership of the Oncology Group of the BDA ## Documents - [band 7 oncology dietitian (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268416) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.