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This is an excellent opportunity to join the Nutrition and Dietetics Service in Fife. This Band 5 post is rotational and offer a range of opportunities to develop your knowledge, skills and experience across different clinical teams and areas of dietetics. Rotational posts are available within our Hospital Services Team, Community Services Team, Diabetes & Weight Management Team, and Child & Young Person Team.
We are looking for a Band 5 Dietitian with strong clinical, organisational, communication and team-working skills to join the NHS Fife Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
Dietitians work closely and collaboratively with colleagues within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service, as well as consultants, GPs, nursing staff, AHPs and wider MDT teams.
Band 5 posts typically rotate every 9–12 months. The successful candidates’ knowledge, skills, experience, and current service demands will determine the initial team placement.
Nutrition & Dietetics Service
This is a Fife wide service, with a leadership structure arranged around clinical teams. These are Hospital Services, Community Services, Diabetes & Weight Management and Child & Young Person. Fife has a non prescribing ordering model (NPO) for oral nutritional supplements. We deliver a range of services using dietetic led models of care.
We provide dietetic student training for A, B & C placements. All staff participate in the delivery and organisation of the placements. Staff within the Service are encouraged to participate in the service wide, fortnightly education and training sessions delivered on Teams by a range of internal and external speakers. The Service actively supports staff in their continuing professional development. We have very good administration and IT support and utilise social media and online digital resources.
We have an established network for our Band 5 Dietitians that deliver opportunities for networking, peer support, development of knowledge and skills and learning.
Registered with HCPC, you will have the skills, competencies and experience appropriate for the posts. Induction and training will be provided to facilitate transition into your new role.
We are very keen to hear from you. If you want to find out more about this role, please contact Elspeth Ryan, Clinical Lead Dietitian Elspeth.ryan@nsh.scot or 01383 565493 to arrange an informal discussion.
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