About the Organisation

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 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.

The Role

To provide a dietetic service to a range of patients within the Lanarkshire area. This is a rotational post across acute and community settings. Patient care will be delivered across a variety of settings including the patient’s own home / homely setting, inpatient settings and outpatient clinics.

There will be a focus on nutritional support within this role, however some patients will require advice for other conditions e.g. GI disorders, overweight/obesity, enteral feeding.

In this key role, you will:

• Act as an independent practitioner assessing, managing, planning, delivering and evaluating the most appropriate treatment programmes for patients, using appropriate nutritional assessment techniques and equipment, working within established protocols.
• Receive complex and sensitive information and present this in an understandable form to patients and carers which can include giving unwelcome and difficult to accept information.
• Advise and recommend the use of prescribed preparations and nutritional products for the treatment of patients as appropriate.
• Keep accurate and concise records of clinical interventions, advice given and outcome decisions taken as per professional code of conduct and departmental guidelines.

What You'll Bring

• 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

** A driving licence is required, this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. **

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review

• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Lorna Freeland, on lorna.freeland@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)