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The Role
To provide direct clinical care, which encompasses dietetic assessment, treatment and management of patients.
To act as a source of expertise on nutritional therapy to patients, general public, other health care professionals including medical staff and GPs.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Degree in Dietetics.
- Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of further training/CPD in dietetic practice.
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Car Driver with valid UK driving license
- Eligible working visa.
- Evidence of clinical experience and continuing professional development in dietetics.
- Experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within area of practice.
- Evidence of CPD in area of practice including study days/courses/post graduate practice.
- Knowledge of specialist dietetic interventions relevant to post and up to date knowledge of professional issues, including national clinical standards and guidelines
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application in clinical practice e.g. clinical audit, risk management etc.
Contract type
Staffbank
Zero Hours
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Linda Thomson - Dietetic Team Lead, Linda.Thomson3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact lanarkshirestaffbankapplications@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
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.