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Job reference: 142150
Salary: Band 6 (£37,831 - £46,100)
Job closing date: 04/08/2023
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: University Hospital Wishaw
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 25/05/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Dietetics

Job Advert

​​​​​​​NHS Lanarkshire have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to join the Dietitics team at University Hospital Wishaw. 

Due to service development our innovative, forward-thinking paediatric dietetic team is rapidly growing.

This is an opportunity to be part of an established pan-Lanarkshire paediatric dietetic team of five band 7, eight band 6 and one band 5 (both full-time and part-time) dietitians. Based at University Hospital Wishaw these posts will have a focus on enteral feeding and general paediatrics. There is an opportunity to gain experience in diabetes, gastroenterology, renal, neonatal, allergy and respiratory paediatric dietetics in addition to advancing your digital dietetic skills.

The hospital has good transport links for the Central Belt. These posts are open to applications for part-time and full-time working. Are you working in a different setting or speciality? Further training and support will be available.

Please note a full UK/EU/EEA driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role. 


Please contact Nadia Bowley (Acute Dietetic Lead) on 01698 366412 or Pamela Caldwell / Louise Gibson (Clinical Leads) on 01698 366188 for an informal discussion.

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact tracy.watson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject.  Please note:  all job-related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.


‘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


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