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Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
About
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million.
RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds:
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.
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Team Lead Dietitian (Head and Neck Cancer)
Closed for applications on: 2-Apr-2026 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 2-Apr-2026 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Address
- Treliske
- Town
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 3LJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Cornwall
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 11 months (Includes covering bank holidays on a rota)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Allied Health Professionals
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 As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin.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.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Head and Neck (HANC) oncology dietitian to join our Cancer and Palliative Care (CAPC)Dietetic team, to cover a maternity leave. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to lead the HANC dietetic service including the management of both inpatients and outpatients from curative, surgical and palliative pathways as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for a passionate and driven team lead with experience working within in HANC cancer, service development and leadership to apply for this 37.5 hour band 7 post. Alongside the band 7 Upper GI/ Hepatobiliary Lead, this post will share team lead roles and responsibilities for the CAPC dietetic team.
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Main duties of the job
As a senior specialist HANC oncology dietitian, you will
- Be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of HANC patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
- Provide an expert nutritional support and dietary education service for HANC oncology patients in Cornwall.
- To act as a specialised resource on nutrition and cancer for HANC patients, carers, medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care professionals at regional and national level.
- To provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
- To provide team lead management responsibilities alongside the HANC clinical lead role
- To take an active role in the research, audit and monitoring of this new service
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Membership of British Dietetic Association including specialist group membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience in HANC at band 7 level
- 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.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as part of the nutrition support team managing patients on parenteral nutrition
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Extended role in enteral feeding tube management e.g nasogastric tube placement, RIG care
Other
Essential criteria
- 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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Janine Machin
- Job title
- CAPC HANC Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 258326
- Additional information
Alternative contact number: 07876 817 904
No longer accepting applications
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