Job Advert
We are looking for a skilled, motivated Band 5 dietitian to join our dynamic dietetic service.
You will provide a specialist clinical service to patients across NHS Lanarkshire within a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient and domiciliary settings, and via remote (video / telephone) appointment modes.
You will also contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and be an active participant in student training.
Within this post there will be a focus on:
- Nutritional support for patients with / at risk of undernutrition
- Adults, although there may be opportunities to work with paediatric patients
The post holder will:
* demonstrate excellent team working skills and the ability to work using own initiative
• be a source of professional dietetic advice
• be an active participant in student training.
• have excellent time management skills
• have working knowledge of basic information technology
The NHS Lanarkshire Dietetic Service has a clinical remit for people of all ages across a diverse population, with areas of both high deprivation and affluence. Community and hospital based dietetic teams work closely together to provide care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are a dynamic service who value a culture of helpfulness, support staff development and progression and have a focus on improving clinical pathways using data and digital technology to provide high quality care to our patients.
This full time post (37.5 hours per week) is offered on a permanent basis.
A car driver with valid driving licence is essential.
Knowledge Training and/or Experience required to do the job
- Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration
- The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent time management skills
- Working knowledge of basic information technology
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Lynsey.Robinson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk contact Tel: 07812468030
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk
