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Division                                  H&SCP hosted service                  

Base                                       Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

Post                                        Service Lead Adult Acute Dietetics

Grade                                      Band 8a

Hours                                      37.5 (1wte)

Salary                                     £ 50,470 - 54,482​​​​​​​

Reference                         ADULT ACUTE DIETETICSERVICE LEAD

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and skilled dietitian to lead our acute dietetic service. The post will be based at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh and manage the acute dietetic service across NHS Lothian including the Western General Hospital and St John’s Hospital. This also includes our NHS Lothian wide Renal Team and our Community Enteral Nutrition Team.

The post holder will have a proven record of leading and effectively managing change, service development and extensive professional and clinical experience at a senior level.

The post holder will work with the Head of Service to lead developments in acute care across NHS Lothian including critical care recovery, oncology and surgery. We have a number of regional and Scotland wide specialities within the acute service – Liver Transplant, major trauma, cystic fibrosis & oncology

NHS Lothian dietetic service provides dietetic clinical placements, supports band 5 rotations, research and innovative practice.                                            

Contact                        Further enquiries should be directed to: Karen Henderson

                                    Karen.henderson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

07854 857 905

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.