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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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent, Specialist Complex nutritional care Dietitian in University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire.
We are looking for a skilled, innovative dietitian with excellent service development and communication skills who will:
- provide a clinical service to ACCU, SHDU and both medical and surgical complex nutritional support inpatients within University Hospital Wishaw.
- Adult complex nutritional care of medical and surgical patients in AACU, HDU and on the wards.
- Enteral Feeding and nutritionally supporting patients in hospital and post hospital discharge.
- Active member of the in hospital multidisciplinary nutritional support team.
- Education and mentoring of students and junior staff members.
- demonstrate excellent team working skills and the ability to work using own initiative.
- be a source of professional dietetic advice in complex nutritional care patients.
- contribute to service development, quality improvement and other project management initiatives.
- be an active participant in student training.
- have excellent time management skills.
- have working knowledge of basic information technology.
You will be a Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration.
The NHS Lanarkshire Dietetic Service has a clinical remit for people of all ages across a diverse population, with areas of both high deprivation and affluence. Community and hospital based dietetic teams work closely together to provide care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are a dynamic service who value a culture of helpfulness, support staff development and progression and have a focus on improving clinical pathways using data and digital technology to provide high quality care to our patients.
In this key role, you will:
Clinical/Practice Responsibilities
- To communicate and receive complex and sensitive information and present this in an understandable form to patients which may include giving unwelcome or difficult to accept information.
- To develop evidence based nutritional educational material, with other specialist dietitians in their field for patient/healthcare professional use
Professional Responsibilities
- To work within the British Dietetic Association Code of Professional Conduct, Health Professions Council (HPC) Standards and demonstrate relevant professional development activities and the maintenance of expertise, knowledge and skills, including CPD, membership of specialist interest groups and maintaining personal CPD portfolio.
- Prioritise own work area, balancing clinical, health improvement, educational and professional demands in line with personal and department work plans and objectives
What You'll Bring:
- Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
- Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- 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 Nadia Bowley, Clinical Lead - Acute Dietetics, on nadia.bowley@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset Recruitment Administrator on marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.