Dietitian - Community - Dietetics - Domiciliary

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.

To provide a dietetic service to a range of patients within the Lanarkshire area. This is a rotational post across acute and community settings. Patient care will be delivered across a variety of settings including the patient’s own home / homely setting, inpatient settings and outpatient clinics.

There will be a focus on nutritional support within this role, however some patients will require advice for other conditions e.g. GI disorders, overweight/obesity, enteral feeding.

The post holder will understand and implement acts, policies and guidelines within relevant areas of practice.

To act on behalf of team leaders for operational issues, to provide clinical support and contribute to service development including representation at meetings as required.

• The role will provide a range of clinical experience across acute and community dietetics.
• The role also provides the opportunity for uni and multidisciplinary group working, and to assist in service improvement work, e.g. development of care pathways.
• Delivery of training to health and social care colleagues, and dietetic students.

• To act as an independent practitioner assessing, managing, planning, delivering and evaluating the most appropriate treatment programmes for patients, using appropriate nutritional assessment techniques and equipment, working within established protocols.
• To receive complex and sensitive information and present this in an understandable form to patients and carers which can include giving unwelcome and difficult to accept information.
• Advise and recommend the use of prescribable preparations and nutritional products for the treatment of patients as appropriate.
• Ensure supplies of products reach his/her patients through instruction to diet chefs verbally and through maintenance of the diet therapy ordering system.
• Keep accurate and concise records of clinical interventions, advice given and outcome decisions taken as per professional code of conduct and departmental guidelines.

• Registered Dietitian with valid HCPC Registration
• The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

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 Lorna Freeland, Dietetic Team Leader on lorna.free

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on Lynn.