Dietitian Jobs

The Role

• To provide direct clinical care, which encompasses dietetic assessment, treatment and management of patients.
• To act as a source of expertise on nutritional therapy to patients, general public, other health care professionals including medical staff and GPs.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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 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.

What we'll need you to bring

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

It would be great if you also have

• Knowledge of specialist dietetic interventions relevant to post.
• Evidence of working or clinical placement within an acute hospital setting.
• Evidence of CPD
• Member of British Dietetic Association
• Current driving License

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in the Nutrition and Dietetics department within University Hospital Monklands

The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday 8:30 to 4:30

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Linda Thomson, Team Lead Dietitian on [email protected]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Allison Mir, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
• Employee Counselling services
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
• Occupational health services
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

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