Specialist Dietitian

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to work in the specialist area of Oncology and Haematology at the Freeman Hospital has been created due to some new funding. You will work with the well-established dietetic team of 6 Oncology Dietitians and provide care to patients who are under the care of the NCCC. The team provides cover to the 2 Oncology wards, one Haematology ward, the ENT Surgery ward as well as the Teenager Young Person’s unit, Radiotherapy Outpatients.  The Oncology Dietetic team plays an integral part within several cancer MDT’s as well as working closely with the Trust’s Palliative Care team. The team is dedicated to research and development within oncology dietetics, striving to continually improve the service.  

The Newcastle Nutrition Adult Dietetic team consists of 45 Dietitians working between the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital. We offer ongoing training and support with the opportunity to experience dietetics in many different specialist areas. The department also provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first-class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement.

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• Interview date: Wednesday 4 February 2026
• 18 hours 45 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

         Deliver a high-quality dietetic service within the specialist area of oncology

·         Work effectively as part of the MDT

·         Take part in student training and supervision

·         Contribute to research and audit

·         Have post-registration experience in oncology is desirable but not essential

·         Be able to demonstrate ongoing CPD and have evidence of developing practice

·         Be able to support colleagues and take responsibility for the clinical supervision of junior staff and students

·         Have excellent communication skills

·         Be able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and the wider MDT

·         Provides expertise to Nutrition Teams and works in other multidisciplinary teams

·         Delivers education and training at all levels

·         Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust