Specialist Dietitian - Hamilton, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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Hamilton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent, Specialist Community Dietitian in NHS Lanarkshire.


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.


JOB PURPOSE

  • To 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.

We are looking for a skilled, motivated dietitian with excellent communication and negotiation skills who will:

  • provide a clinical service within outpatient and domiciliary settings, and via remote (video / telephone) appointment modes.
Within this post there will be a focus on:


  • Nutritional support and enteral feeding for patients with / at risk of undernutrition
  • Care for adults, although there may be opportunities to work with paediatric patients
- demonstrate excellent team working skills and the ability to work using own initiative

  • Be a source of professional dietetic advice
- contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
- be an active participant in student training.
- have excellent time management skills
- have working knowledge of basic information technology


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.
  • Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
  • Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
  • The post holder will possess excellent teamworking/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
  • Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Effective time management skills
  • Working knowledge of basic information technology
You will be a Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration. This post requires travel across NHS Lanarkshire - a full UK/EEA driving license is essential.

'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.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence


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