Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Specialist Dietitian for Outpatient Oncology

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Band 7 Dietitian to join our dynamic Nutrition and Dietetics team, providing expert dietetic care to patients attending oncology outpatient services.

The successful candidate will provide highly specialist nutritional assessment, advice and management for patients with a range of cancer diagnoses, including those undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and other cancer treatments.

You will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their cancer journey, managing complex nutritional needs, preventing and treating malnutrition, and optimising nutritional status to improve treatment outcomes, recovery and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

• Provide advanced specialist dietetic assessment and management for patients with complex oncology-related nutritional needs.
• Manage cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, poor appetite, weight loss and nutrition-impact symptoms.
• Provide expert nutritional advice for patients experiencing treatment-related side effects, including nausea, vomiting, mucositis, dysphagia, diarrhoea and taste changes.
• Develop individualised nutritional care plans.
• Deliver specialist outpatient clinics.
• Work collaboratively with oncologists, clinical nurse specialists, speech and language therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior dietitians and dietetic support workers.
• Lead and contribute to service development, clinical audit, research and quality improvement projects.
• Develop evidence-based patient information and education resources.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, documentation and professional practice.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 387-DT5103-BB
Job location: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC registration (A)
• Degree/postgraduate qualification in nutrition and dietetics (A)
• Evidence of extensive postgraduate training relevant to post (A, I)
• Clinical supervisory skills course (A)
• Postgraduate diploma/MSc or equivalent evidence of advanced dietetic practice (A)
• PENG Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course (A)

Desirable

• BDA membership (A)
• Teaching qualification (A)

Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential

• Working as part of a multi-professional team (A, I)
• Advanced communication skills at all levels - Oral, Written, Interpersonal (A, I)
• Good organisational skills and time management (A, I)
• Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings and to professional groups/grades at undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree level (A, I)
• Computer skills i.e. Databases, Excel and use of dietary analysis programs (A)
• Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills (A, I)
• Behavioural and motivational interviewing skills (A, I)

Desirable

• Counselling skills (A)
• Evidence of published own work/articles etc (A)

Experience
Essential

• Significant clinical experience of nutritional support and chronic disease management (A, I)
• Experience of training dietetic students at all grades (A)
• Experience of audit and/or quality assurance (A)
• Experience of managing/supervising junior staff (A)
• Experience or involvement of implementing guidance, policy (A)

Desirable

• Experience of producing protocols and procedures for use by others (A)
• Research and Development (A)
• Experience of working in a multicultural setting (A)
• Active/committee member of a specialist interest group (A)

Personal attributes
Essential

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to both work alone and as a team player
• Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Flexibility
• Reflective approach to practice
• Ability to process highly complex information or situations
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers and students
• Promotes professional interests

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Pathway Lead for Nutrition and Dietetics, Tom Lander, tom.lander1@nhs.net, 01173427360

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome; Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice applies.