Specialist Dietitian

NHS Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join the Nutrition and Dietetic Services. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, supporting digital and remote interventions to improve service accessibility and patient engagement. This fixed-term post is 23 months and part-time (28.8 hours).

You will contribute to service development, uphold professional standards, and lead training for colleagues while coordinating care with national and local priorities.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with HCPC registration
• Degree level education or higher
• Postgraduate expertise in a speciality area
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and HPC standards

Responsibilities

• Communicate and present complex information to patients in an understandable form
• Follow professional conduct standards and maintain CPD portfolio
• Lead training and education initiatives for clinical staff
• Represent the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Manager in operational matters

Skills

Driving licence

Education

HCPC Registration

Degree level qualification

Postgraduate specialization

Job description

About The Organisation

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 provide 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.

The Role

The post holder will work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to coordinated care and shared decision-making. They will support and develop digital/remote interventions to enhance service accessibility and patient engagement. This role requires effective communication, organisational skills, and the ability to manage a varied and sometimes conflicting priorities working to tight deadlines.
The post holder will contribute to service improvement initiatives and support the implementation of evidence-based pathways aligned with national and local priorities.

Please refer to the Role Profile for full details of the post.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 23 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 written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Please note this is also a Part Time position - 28.8 hours.

In this key role, you will:

• To communicate and receive complex and sensitive information and present this in an understandable form to patients which may include giving unwelcome or difficult to accept information.
• To work within the British Dietetic Association Code of Professional Conduct, Health Professions Council (HPC) Standards and demonstrate relevant professional development activities and the maintenance of expertise, knowledge and skills, including CPD, membership of specialist interest groups and maintaining personal CPD portfolio.
• To lead in identifying training, planning, developing, executing and evaluating training and education needs of clinical colleagues, other health care staff and external agencies, within areas of clinical speciality.
• To act on behalf of the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Manager for operational issues, to provide clinical support and contribute to service development, including representation at meetings.

What You'll Bring:

• 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.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Hilary Pierce, Advanced Dietetic Practitioner Metabolic Surgery, via [e-mail]