Dietitian (SG)

Job Description

Overview

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Nutrition and Dietetics Service in Fife. This Band 5 post is rotational and offers a range of opportunities to develop your knowledge, skills and experience across different clinical teams and areas of dietetics. Rotational posts are available within our Hospital Services Team, Community Services Team, Diabetes & Weight Management Team, and Child & Young Person Team.

We are looking for a Band 5 Dietitian with strong clinical, organisational, communication and team working skills to join the NHS Fife Nutrition and Dietetic Service.

Responsibilities

• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service, consultants, GPs, nursing staff, AHPs and wider MDT teams.
• Provide dietetic care as part of the clinical team, rotating every 9-12 months according to service demands and your skills, experience and knowledge.
• Deliver dietetic student training for A, B & C placements and participate in the delivery and organisation of those placements.
• Engage in fortnightly education and training sessions delivered on Teams and support your continuing professional development.

Service Highlights

The Nutrition & Dietetics Service is a Fife wide service led by clinical teams. Fife operates a non prescribing ordering model (NPO) for oral nutritional supplements and uses dietetic led models of care.

Staff are encouraged to take part in a network that provides opportunities for networking, peer support, knowledge and skill development and learning.

Qualifications

• Band 5 Dietitian registration.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Strong clinical, organisational, communication and team working skills.
• Induction and training provided to facilitate transition into your new role.

Right to Work

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom, European Community or European Economic Area national please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK. For certain posts, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it may be possible to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed sponsor and the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or “going rate.” It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.

EEO Statement

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Contact

Please contact Elspeth Ryan, Clinical Lead Dietitian, at or to arrange an informal discussion.