Job Advert
Division Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership Hosted service
Base Woodlands House, Astley Ainslie Hospital
Post Dietitian – Full Time
Hours 37 1.0 WTE, Permanent
Salary £ 31, 892 – £39, 735
We have a permanent Band 5 Dietitian vacancy within the NHS Lothian Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Service. This post complements the current Adult Weight Management team, part of the exciting, large multidisciplinary Lothian Weight Management Service. The post holder will have responsibility for provision of weight management support in our adult service. This is a great opportunity for dietitians with a keen interest in weight management and diabetes prevention to become valued members of the wider multidisciplinary team. Please note this is a rotational post within the wider community dietetics team.
We are strongly committed to training and support for CPD and clinical governance, with a supervision framework, annual appraisals, peer support and training opportunities to further develop clinical skills.
We would welcome applications from either newly qualified dietitians (must be HCPC Registered by 30th June 2025) who are keen to get their career started, or from dietitians who already have some professional experience but would like to further progress their career as part of our skilled and dedicated team.
Have you seen our AHP Innovation, Research and Improvement intentions? Our exciting AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian: https://weare.nhslothian.scot/hcprofessionsresearch/building-research-capacity-and-capability/allied-health-professions-research/
Further enquiries should be directed to:
Bree Luke (07989763482) or Hayley Cummings (07972247886), Team Leads, Weight Management ad Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
Bree.luke@nhs.scot
Hayley.cummings@nhs.scot
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
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.