Dietitian

NHS National Services Scotland; Lochaber Cottages; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Highland is seeking a recently qualified Dietitian to develop and deliver a Nutrition and Dietetic service across Lochaber and Wester Ross. You’ll work with senior colleagues in community and acute settings to gain broad clinical experience across medicine, surgery, renal, diabetes and paediatrics.

You will provide care to inpatients, outpatients and day patients in a rural general hospital, clinics, care homes and in community visits.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified Dietitian to develop and deliver a comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetic service across Lochaber, Wester Ross and surrounding area.
• Experience with community and acute settings is described as part of the role.
• Excellent communicator with commitment to improving patient care and reducing health inequalities would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to inpatients, outpatients and day patients across hospitals, clinics, care homes and domiciliary visits.
• Work within integrated community team ensuring patients receive right care in the right place at the right time.
• Contribute to student training within the PAL model and participate in CPD and training.

Skills

Communication skills

Motivational interviewing

Education

Dietitian qualification

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified, innovative and motivated Dietitian to develop and deliver a comprehensive Nutrition and Dietetic service across Lochaber, Wester Ross and the surrounding area. Working closely with senior colleagues, you’ll gain experience across community and acute settings, supported by the wider NHS Highland Dietetic service.

The role offers broad clinical experience, including general medicine, older adult care, surgery and orthopaedics, renal, oncology, diabetes and paediatrics. You will provide care to inpatients, outpatients and day patients across a range of settings such as a rural general hospital, outpatient clinics, care homes and domiciliary visits.

As a Community Dietitian, you’ll be a key member of integrated community team ensuring patients receive the right care in the right place at right time. There are excellent opportunities for growth and development through CPD and training, involvement in prevention/ early intervention work, quality improvement and service development. This makes it an ideal post for a newly qualified Dietitian or someone wishing to broaden their community experience.

You’ll benefit from clinical supervision and robust support from experienced senior and specialist staff, and will have the chance to contribute to student training within the PAL model.

We’re looking for someone who is self‑motivated, team‑focused, an excellent communicator and committed to improving patient care. Experience with motivational interviewing and an understanding of health inequalities would be advantageous.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d be delighted to welcome you to our friendly, innovative and growing Dietetic team.

For more info or to arrange an informal visit, please get in touch: Gail Lloyd [e-mail] or 07483179503

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork