141756 - R1 Advanced Specialist Dietitian

Please note that this is a fixed-term post for 12 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.

This post is based in the multidisciplinary CAMHS AHP Team. The team provides assessment and intervention across CAMHS. NHSL provides excellent opportunities for training and development. The successful candidate will practice at an autonomous level, and provide highly specialist dietetic input within NHS Lanarkshire’s Nutrition and Dietetic team, undertaking highly specialist service developments and influencing local and National policy.

The successful candidate will act as a dietetic expert providing a highly specialised service and advice to dietitians and other health professionals locally and nationally, provide leadership and support to senior and junior dietetic staff within the overall service. They will utilise highly specialist and advanced skills to manage a caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence based /patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in both hospital and/or community settings.

The successful candidate will work under the support, guidance and direction of the dietetic professional lead undertaking specialist service developments, leadership tasks and management duties as required. They will be responsible for practice education of dietetic students on placement within the service area. They will also undertake research within specialty and design audit tools to assist this process.

This post offers the successful candidate an opportunity to join in the delivery and further development of an effective dietetic specialist service within NHS Lanarkshire. In particular, the successful candidate will be involved directly in the review of current structured education programmes and the development of new programmes as required.

The successful candidate must evidence;

A valid HCPC Registration

Education to/working towards/operating at Masters 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

Advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality

Application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement

Further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership

Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification

Excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative

Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills

Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Hannah Connor, Lead Allied Health Professional, Child and Family, on 01698753793 or hannah.connor@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact Anne.Osho@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

‘At 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.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

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