Dietitian-Diabetes Service

NHS Scotland; Larbert; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced Dietitian for the Diabetes Service, part of a multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing specialist dietary care and education to diabetes patients, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively. Opportunities for personal development and education on diabetes management technologies are included.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in diabetes management.
• Skilled in delivering education on technology like insulin pumps.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietary services for diabetes patients.
• Conduct group education sessions and specified clinics.
• Travel throughout the service delivery area as required.

Skills

Communication

Behaviour Change Education

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

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A vacancy has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic dietitian for the Forth Valley Dietetic Diabetes service. The post offers excellent experience to work as an integral member of a large, friendly, diabetes multidisciplinary team providing a specialist service to patients with Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes.

The post offers excellent experience within Diabetes. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated interest in Diabetes. Working alongside the team of Band 7, Band 6 and Band 5 Diabetes Dietitians, the post-holder will provide a service to specified clinics and group diabetes education sessions within specific locations across Forth Valley Royal Hospital and Falkirk Community Hospitals. Within this role there will be the opportunity to deliver education on use of technology to support the management of diabetes including the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems. The dietitians work extremely closely with the Diabetes team comprising of Consultants, Diabetes Nurse Specialists, Podiatrists and the clerical team. Close MDT working is pivotal in this role.

The post holder will possess excellent communication skills, be skilled in delivering behaviour change education and be committed to personal development. The post-holder would be expected to actively contribute to departmental activities e.g. student training, department meetings and when necessary provide some cover to other clinical areas.

The Forth Valley Clinical Dietetic team is a friendly and proactive team providing inpatient and outpatient services within Forth Valley Royal Hospital, 4 Community Hospitals and within Community Services. This post will be part of a team of 33 dietitians providing a wide variety of clinical specialities including critical care, renal, stroke, paediatrics, diabetes, IBS, home enteral feeding along with 5 dietetic assistants and an administrative team. Shadowing and development opportunities exist within these other clinical specialities.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Please share with us, in your application, how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role. We encourage applications which demonstrate the STAR method of describing your experience - Situation, Task, Action, Result and this will form part of our short listing process.

This will help us get to know you and your unique skills.

We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts.

Informal enquiries to Elinor Kerr, Diabetes Clinical Lead Dietitian on 01324 566626.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.

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