Macmillan Oncology Dietitian

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

A full-time, permanent, opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated dietitian with a desire to develop their clinical skills to join our proactive team of 52 dietitians and dietetic assistants at The Royal Surrey Hospital. This is an ideal post to start or broaden your dietetic career.

We are looking for somebody with an interest in oncology who has good rapport with patients and staff and takes pride in providing an efficient and effective dietetic service. You will be provided with support and training to develop your skills in the oncology setting. Working alongside our team of specialist dietitians, you will have a very varied caseload and will work within several MDTs. You will be expected to provide high quality nutritional care to oncology inpatients and outpatients attending Royal Surrey Cancer Centre both in face-to-face and telephone clinics. You will be involved in delivering education sessions to healthcare professionals and patients. As a Macmillan professional, you will also have access to support for learning and development from Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you are an HCPC registered dietitian with an interest in oncology, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within an approachable and supportive team, we would strongly encourage you to apply.

Main duties of the job

To provide a Nutrition & Dietetic service to patients attending The Royal Surrey Hospital and Royal Surrey Cancer Centre for treatment and/or palliative care.

The Dietetic Department at The Royal Surrey Hospital has an active audit and research culture, promoting clinical effectiveness in patient care. You will join a forward thinking and innovative dietetic team, which undertakes the training of students, and is involved in teaching at the University of Surrey as well as supporting students with dissertation projects. This is an excellent opportunity in a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Dietetics and HCPC registration

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Post-qualification experience including nutritional support
  • Experience in acute and community settings

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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