Overview
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This is an excellent opportunity to join the Nutrition and Dietetics Service in Fife. The Band 5 posts are rotational posts which offer you a range of opportunities to develop your knowledge, skills and experience in a different clinical teams and areas of dietetics. We have rotational Band 5 posts in our Hospital Services Team, Community Services Team, Diabetes and Weight Management Team and Child and Young Person Team.
We are looking for 2 Band 5 Dietitians with good clinical, organisational, communication and team working skills to join the NHS Fife Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
Responsibilities
* The Dietitians work closely and collaboratively with dietetic colleagues within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service, consultants, GP’s, nursing staff, AHP’s and the wider MDT Teams.
* The Band 5 posts tend to rotate on a 9 – 12 monthly basis. Your knowledge, skills and experience and current service demands will determine which Team the posts will initially start in.
Service structure and rotation
This is a Fife wide service, with a leadership structure arranged around clinical teams. These are Hospital Services, Community Services, Diabetes & Weight Management and Child & Young Person. Fife has a non prescribing ordering model (NPO) for oral nutritional supplements. We deliver a range of services using dietetic led models of care.
Training, development and support
We provide dietetic student training for A, B & C placements. All staff participate in the delivery and organisation of the placements. Staff within the Service are encouraged to participate in the service wide, fortnightly education and training sessions delivered on Teams by a range of internal and external speakers. The Service actively supports staff in their continuing professional development. We have very good administration and IT support and utilise social media and online digital resources. We have an established network for our Band 5 Dietitians that deliver opportunities for networking, peer support, development of knowledge and skills and learning.
Qualifications and requirements
* Registered with HCPC, you will have the skills, competencies and experience appropriate for the posts. Induction and training will be provided to facilitate transition into your new role.
* It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application.
* For specific types of post, sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa may be possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post meets salary requirements. More information on these criteria can be found here.
* From 1 April 2025, a different level of criminal records check may be required if the post is a regulated role. If so, appointment will be subject to joining the PVG Scheme. Further details are available in Disclosure Scotland Changes.
Equality, inclusion and working environment
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity 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. We welcome applications from all sections of society and support disabled candidates and those with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Job details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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