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Exciting new opportunity to join our Therapy teams at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
The AHP teams in CCC work together to support patients who are undergoing oncology treatments for Cancer. As part of a new initiative, we are developing roles for our assistant workforce and this is an exciting opportunity to support teams and develop future services
We are proactive & dynamic teams and we welcome fresh ideas, perspectives and skills. If you work well in a team, whilst also being self-motivated, then we are looking for you to join us!
The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Dietetics team in delivering high quality, patient centred care to oncology inpatients and outpatients. Working under the guidance and supervision of registered Dietetics staff, the post holder will contribute both clinically and non-clinically within the prehabilitation and rehabilitation therapy pathway. The Assistant Practitioner will be directly involved in the delivery of therapy interventions at different stages of the patient’s treatment pathway. The Assistant Practitioner will be required to review and treat patients without direct supervision, in addition to carrying out delegated tasks provided by Dietitians leading the oncology therapy pathway. The Assistant Practitioner will support Speech and Language Therapy with designated tasks aligned to scope of practice
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusiv e
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.