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Secondment/Fixed term for 1 year to cover substantive post holders maternity leave
*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our growing team in NHS Forth Valley (FV). This post is suitable for a dietitian looking to gain further experience in clinical dietetics.
This post would allow excellent dietetic experience working in the adult renal and diabetes dietetic service. The post-holder would contribute to the dietetic input to the haemodialysis unit at FVRH and specified clinics. This offers the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of settings whilst being supported and supervised by band 6 and band 7 dietitians. This post will be based in Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
The Forth Valley clinical dietetic team is a friendly and proactive team providing inpatient and outpatient services within Forth Valley Royal Hospital, 4 Community Hospitals and within Community Services. This post will be part of a team of 33 dietitians providing a wide variety of clinical specialities e.g. critical care, renal, stroke, paediatrics, diabetes, IBS, home enteral feeding along with 5 dietetic assistants and an administrative team. All team members are expected to actively contribute to departmental activities e.g. student training, department meetings and when necessary provide some cover to other parts of the service, including the department duty service.
NHS Forth Valley is centrally located in Scotland with good transport links, easy access to major cities and spectacular countryside.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Please share with us, in your application, how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.
We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts. Please do get in touch.
Informal enquiries to Caroline Ritchie (caroline.ritchie@nhs.scot), Clinical Lead for Renal Dietetics, or Elinor Kerr (elinor.kerr@nhs.scot) Clinical Lead for Diabetes on 01324 566626 or Fiona Struthers, (fiona.struthers@nhs.scot) Dietetic Coordinator on 01324 566569
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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.