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Working within Specialist Children’s Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community Paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families.
You will work in multi-disciplinary teams whose aim is to provide high quality support, assessment and interventions in line with evidence based practice and national policies/ agendas. You will have knowledge and experience of working in teams where care is coordinated and you will fully understand the impact of integrated care and services.
You will be registered as a dietician and have relevant experience in planning and
providing person centred and outcome based care. A strong culture of support, development, CPD, reflective practice and supervision exists to maximise our patient’s experience, safety and outcomes and your career progression.
We are ambitious in our visioning for the future and are clear about the need to further develop integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs. As such, you will be required to be person centred and innovative in your thinking and practice, with excellent ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with children, young people, their families, health and partner agencies.
Now is a great time to come and work in Specialist Children's Services. Due to an increase in government funding, we have exciting job opportunities available. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do. We value and support career development with good opportunities for career progression. Tier 4 CAMHS are part of Specialist Children's Services, providing mental health services in the community and through the Regional and National Inpatient Units. Working in Tier 4 CAMHS offers the opportunity to be involved with a diverse service user population. We are committed to providing person centred care, trauma informed care and compassionate care in order to help young people on the road to recovery.
An exciting 1.0wte opportunity is available for a Band 7 Dietician to join the specialist CAMHS Eating Disorder team working across GGC. This post would offer both a highly specialist clinical opportunity within a well-established eating disorder team. The primary role would be to offer FBT interventions to young people with an eating disorder working with the young person and their family to support recovery. You will work closely with colleagues in Tier 3 CAMHS and with RHC colleagues.
You are required to be HCPC registered and experience within Mental Health or Paediatrics is desirable. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and enjoys being part of an enthusiastic team and is looking to develop their leadership skills. You must be able to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills when working with staff as well as children, young people and their carers.
Training and support for your professional development will be provided and we are committed to regular supervision to support good practice.
Informal enquires and discussions are welcome, please contact Andrea Blair, Service Manager (Andrea.Blair@ggc.scot.nhs.uk / 0141 232 6420) or Karen McMahon, Clinical Lead for Connect ED 0141 277 7407
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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