Dietitian - East Kilbride, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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East Kilbride, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role:

To provide direct clinical care, which encompasses dietetic assessment, treatment and management of patients.

To act as a source of expertise on nutritional therapy to patients, general public, other health care professionals including medical staff and GPs.

NHS Lanarkshire:

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

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 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.

What we'll need you to bring:

Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration
The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Excellent time management skills
Working knowledge of basic information technology

It would be great if you also have:

Degree or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
Evidence of further training/CPD in dietetic practice
Experience of training other staff groups on nutrition
Evidence of involvement in projects/clinical effectiveness work.
Interest and/or experience in student training.
Good knowledge of uptodate dietetic practice.
Knowledge of audit, standard development and supporting change in practice with teams.
Knowledge of specialist dietetic interventions relevant to post
Ability to prioritise caseload/work.
Skills in group work.
Networking skills
Flexible.
Motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking

Contract type:

Fixed Term for 1 year

Full time

37.5 hours

Location and Working Pattern:

This role will be based in Dietetics within University Hospital Hairmyres.

Looking to find out more?:

If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Why NHS Lanarkshire?:

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Worklife Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.

This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information:

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.

If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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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.

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