Specialist Dietitian

 Are you interested in joining a dynamic, forward-thinking Dietetic team where you will have the opportunity to experience a wide range of specialities including both medical and surgical areas. The job entails being an integral part of the dietetic team. We are open to being flexible with working hours and are happy to support training if required. 

We would be very happy to discuss the role with you.

You would be based at University Hospital Hairmyers as part of a team of 5 dietitians.

The Role

To be an active member of the NHS Lanarkshire Acute dietetic team based at University Hospital Hairmyers. The post holder will be responsible for delivering a quality specialist dietetic service to acute in-patients and out-patients.
This will include providing a dietetic service to:
Acute Inpatient Services
Acute out-patient services
Multidisciplinary meetings
Both patient and staff education sessions.
Service development.

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 both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provides 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
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Postgraduate 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 the speciality/area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day-to-day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in the area of speciality including study days/courses/post-graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent teamwork/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

It would be great if you also have

• Relevant validated post-registration course
• Member of BDA including specialist group
• Evidence of clinical experience and continuing professional development in the delivery of therapeutic dietetics across acute ward areas
• Experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with general areas of acute practice, ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within agreed areas of practice
• Relevant general post-registration experience
• Clinical experience working with chronic renal failure patients.
• Interest and/or experience in student training
• Experience of training other staff groups on nutrition
• Knowledge of specialist dietetic interventions relevant to post and up-to-date knowledge of professional issues, including national clinical standards and guidelines
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application in clinical practice e.g. clinical audit, risk management etc.
• Evidence of person-centred approach to dietetic practice.
• Evidence of applying evidence based dietetic practice to improve patient care
• Evidence of ability to work within a team multidisciplinary and uni-disciplinary
• Positive role modelling for others
• Ability to work flexible working hours
• Ability to work under time pressure

Contract type

• Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months
• Part-Time
• 26 hours - Additional hours may become available
• Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
• Please note this is a fixed-term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have a written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post. 

Location and Working Pattern

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

The working pattern: We are open to being flexible with working hours

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Nicola Bell, Dietitian at Nicola.Bell2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset Recruitment Administrator at marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

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 Lanarkshires benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with the length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increases with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both 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 youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.