Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian - Dietetics

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is 2 days over 7 (Monday and Tuesday).

(Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian with a passion for neonatal nutrition to join our team! We are looking for an experienced paediatric dietitian with excellent communication skills to deliver highly specialist nutrition support to premature and critically ill infants on our neonatal unit. We are a team of 30 Dietitians, based across 4 sites: Royal Hospital for Children, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Vale of Leven Hospital. The Royal Hospital for Children is one of the largest paediatric centres in the UK and is a national and tertiary referral centre for a wide range of paediatric specialties.

The successful candidate will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to optimize nutritional outcomes for neonates.

This team includes:

• another band 7 neonatal dietitian
• a rotational band 6 dietitian
• medical, nursing and other AHP colleagues.

You will also work within the larger clinical team of dietitians and receive excellent peer support and opportunities for personal and professional development. Funding for the BDA post-registration paediatric modules may also be available. You will participate in the Scottish student clinical placement programme.

You will have:

• a BSc in Dietetics
• or equivalent and be registered with the HCPC.

We invite applications if you can demonstrate a core knowledge of nutrition and growth in children with evidence of relevant work experience and post graduate training in neonatal nutrition or paediatric dietetics.

Informal contact: Julie Crocker, Lead Paediatric Dietitian

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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