Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

**The Role**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant Practioner with previous NHS experience. The position is for a permanent Assistant Practioner to join our dynamic team of Dietitians in NHS Lanarkshire.

We are looking for a skilled, motivated Assistant Practioner with excellent communication and negotiation skills who will:

- provide a clinical service within outpatient and domiciliary settings, and via remote (video / telephone) appointment modes to the adult service. Within this post there will be a focus on nutritional support patients with / at risk of malnutrition demonstrate excellent team working skills and the ability to work using own initiativecontribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, have excellent time management skills and have working knowledge of basic information technology.

This post requires travel across NHS Lanarkshire - a full UK/EEA driving license is essential.
The NHS Lanarkshire Dietetic Service has a clinical remit for people of all ages across a diverse population. Community and hospital based dietetic teams work closely together to provide care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are a dynamic service that values a culture of helpfulness, supports staff development and progression and have a focus on improving clinical pathways using data and digital technology to provide high-quality care to our patients.

**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**:

- HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ3 in healthcare, education or social care
- Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area
- Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area
- Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group
- Working knowledge of basic information technology
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Time management, planning and organisational skills
- Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning
- Car driver with full valid UK driving licence

**It would be great if you also have**:

- Working knowledge of basic information technology

**Contract type**:
Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

**Location and Working Pattern**:
This role will be based in Dietetics within Beckford St

The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager.

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**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:

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

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**:
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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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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