Job Advert
Are you passionate about Children’s Mental Health?
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to join a compassionate and ambitious team, committed to improving the lives of our children & adolescents within NHS Lanarkshire?
Perhaps now is the time to join our CAMHS team and help some of the most vulnerable young people build a brighter future.
An opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Specialist Dietician, on a permanent basis.
This post is based in he newly formed CAMHS AHP Team. The team provides clinical input to children and young people affected by moderate to severe mental health problems. Part of the work will be working with young people who suffer from Eating Disorders. NHSL provides excellent opportunities for training and career development
The post holder will act as an expert practitioner selecting, assessing, planning and delivering evidence based, nutrition and dietetic care to patients within a specialist field. In general, to act as a source of expertise for patients, within the speciality, other health care professionals, GPs and Consultants.
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
- 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.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
Full details can be found within the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Hannah.Connor@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact jane.davies@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject.
Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk