Rotational Dietitian

**_OUR VALUES IN ACTION_**
**_- Care and Compassion - Quality and Teamwork - Dignity and Respect - Openness, honesty and responsibility_**

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1 x Permanent Post - 37.5 hours per week._**
**_1 x Fixed Term Post (to 31/03/24) - 37.5 hours per week._**

These posts offer an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified or more experienced Band 5 Dietitian wishing to work within Community, Acute, Paediatric and Weight Management Dietetic services, developing within a broad range of clinical specialities. We are looking for dietitians with clinical expertise, excellent communication and motivation skills. These post will be rotational posts within the Community, Acute, Paediatric and Weight Management teams, allowing the post holder to work in a variety of settings alongside specialist dietitians.

The acute rotations are based at Borders General Hospital, working closely with our other band 5 Dietitians, Band 6 dietitians, and Dietetic Support Worker, to deliver dietetic services to individuals and in group settings. Clinical areas will include General Medicine, Stroke, Renal, General Surgery and ITU.

The community rotation will be working alongside our band 6 community dietetics team and requires travelling to cover outpatient clinics, community hospitals, domiciliary visits and care homes across NHS Borders community.

The Weight Management post is based at Borders General Hospital and in community clinic settings. You will work closely with our Band 7 lead dietitian, weight management dietitians, clinical psychologist and administrator to deliver Tier 3 and Tier 4 weight management both to individuals and in group settings. This post will also have some paediatric clinical work within it both in an acute and community setting.

Post holders will be supported to complete the Flying Start programme. Supervision and support will be provided to enable you to play an active part in the department and develop your clinical skills. You will be joining join a well-respected team of dietitians with a commitment to staff development and clinical excellence. The department has good IT facilities and utilises online patient management systems’

The Scottish Borders is within commuting distance from Edinburgh.

For the community and weight management setting you will be required to travel in order to deliver service needs, and a driving licence is essential.