Secondment/Fixed term opportunity for 1 year to cover substantive post holder’s maternity leave.
*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our growing team in NHS Forth Valley (FV). This post is suitable for a newly qualified dietitian or a dietitian looking to gain further experience in general clinical dietetics.
This post would allow excellent general dietetic experience working in the Community setting working across a variety of locations such as Care Homes, Community Hospitals, clinics, domiciliary visits and mental health. The work in this post is varied and provides a comprehensive service to inpatients, outpatients, care home, clinics and domiciliary visits and includes a full range of nutrition and dietetic interventions. This post is supported and supervised by band 6 and band 7 dietitians and will be based predominantly in Stirling Community Hospital and will involve cross site working at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Falkirk, Clackmannan and Bo’ness Community Hospitals.
The Forth Valley clinical dietetic team is a friendly and proactive team providing inpatient and outpatient services within Forth Valley Royal Hospital, four Community Hospitals and within Community Services. This post will be part of a team of 44 dietitians providing a wide variety of clinical specialities including mental health, nutritional support, gastro/IBS, home enteral feeding, critical care, renal, stroke, paediatrics, diabetes, along with 5 dietetic assistants and an administrative team. All team members are expected to actively contribute to departmental activities e.g. student training, department meetings, quality improvement projects and when necessary, provide some cover to other parts of the service, including the department duty service.
NHS Forth Valley is centrally located in Scotland with good transport links, easy access to major cities and spectacular countryside.
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. This will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.
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