Specialist Dietitian (Head & Neck Oncology)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an HCPC registered Specialist Dietitian to join the Head & Neck Oncology dietetic team at University Hospitals Southampton. The post holder will provide specialist dietetic services to head and neck cancer patients undergoing various oncology treatments across multiple clinical settings. Responsibilities include complex nutritional support, managing enteral feeding, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The role also involves supervising junior staff and providing educational talks.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and development in relevant areas
- Evidence of relevant dietetic knowledge and expertise with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to communicate complex information fluently, confidently and effectively to a diverse range of people: e.g., with patients, carers, managers and other health care professionals
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and sensitive approach and flexibility in working style when applying clinical judgement to complex clinical issues
- Ability to create rapport and professionally manage relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and the emotional challenges this presents
- Demonstrate a holistic approach to treatment
- Ability to cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures, independently planning and prioritising own workload, managing own time and meeting deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience mentoring or supervising dietetic assistants or junior staff
- Experience and involvement with dietetic student training
- Experience of audit/project work
- Ability to cover "out of hours" commitments on agreed occasions
- Skills and competencies
- Presentation skills
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office skills
- Communication
- Record keeping
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Prioritisation
- Keyboard skills
- Numeracy skills
- Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and development in relevant areas
- Evidence of relevant dietetic knowledge and expertise with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to communicate complex information fluently, confidently and effectively to a diverse range of people: e.g., with patients, carers, managers and other health care professionals
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and sensitive approach and flexibility in working style when applying clinical judgement to complex clinical issues
- Ability to create rapport and professionally manage relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and the emotional challenges this presents
- Demonstrate a holistic approach to treatment
- Ability to cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures, independently planning and prioritising own workload, managing own time and meeting deadlines
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience mentoring or supervising dietetic assistants or junior staff
- Experience and involvement with dietetic student training
- Experience of audit/project work
- Ability to cover "out of hours" commitments on agreed occasions
- Skills and competencies
- Presentation skills
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office skills
- Communication
- Record keeping
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Prioritisation
- Keyboard skills
- Numeracy skills
- Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Specialist Dietitian (Head & Neck Oncology)
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us
Job Title: Specialist Dietitian (Head & Neck Oncology)Contract Type: , Permanent
Main duties of the job
Do you want to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team covering complex head and neck oncology? Then we have the right job for you! We are looking for an HCPC registered dietitian to join our head and neck oncology dietetic team at University Hospitals Southampton. You will join a team of 2 band 7 and 2 other band 6 dietitians working across the acute oncology wards, the head and neck surgical ward, head and neck clinic, radiotherapy and outpatient clinics.
The department of Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy employs around 130 staff working across acute, community and paediatrics in a range of specialities. Our Oncology unit is one of 12 regional cancer centres in the UK, serving a population of approximately 1.7 million. We have a large radiotherapy unit with 6 linear accelerators, 6 oncology wards, acute oncology unit, chemotherapy units, Macmillian centre, Maggie's centre and multiple outpatient clinics. Southampton is a leading centre for cancer research and clinical trials.
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