Highly Specialist Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Dietitian

Job overview

We are delighted to advertise a permanent part-time Band 7 UGI dietetic role working as a member of the Greater Manchester Oesophago-gastric Surgical Multi-Disciplinary Team, based at GM OG surgical centre at Salford Care Organisation.

The role will sit within our Gastro Dietetic Team which consists of an ACP post, 4 Band 7 Dietitians, 7 Band 6 Dietitians, a Band 5 Dietitian and 3 Dietetic assistants.   This role will be within the UGI services but our team  supports patients within medical gastroenterology, colorectal surgery and general surgery.  You would form part of the wider Salford dietetic team, which consists of nearly 70 team members across acute and community including assistants and admin. 

You will work alongside the Greater Manchester Oesophago-gastric Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide holistic care and treatment planning for those patients diagnosed with an UGI cancer, plus those with benign UGI conditions.

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We require a dynamic leader to join our established UGI leadership team who is adaptable, motivated and  compassionate to work within this established service.  It is essential that you are skilled in working as part of a multidisciplinary team specifically large scale MDTs in relevant oncological tumour groups.  Experience of assessing and managing patients independently in an acute and outpatient setting is essential.  Excellent  communication skills and flexibility are essential qualities.  You will be supporting patients throughout their early cancer diagnosis and treatment pathway and beyond so good communication skills and flexibility are essential qualities.

We are an innovative department so the role will also include elements of research, service development, audit, and quality improvement.  You will be expected to lead in these areas to ensure high quality care and drive forward improvements.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk