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Base: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Post: Band 3 Dietetic Clinical Support Worker Higher level
Employment type: Permanent
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Hours of work: 36 (1.0 WTE)
Department: Dietetics
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietetic support worker to join our busy acute dietetic team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The dietetic team will delegate work and provide supervision to the post holder. Duties of the post include managing a clinical caseload, reviewing patients on the wards and completing office based tasks such as answering phones and updating patient records e.g. TRAK. Responsibility will also be taken for stock control and preparation of orders of nutritional products. The post holder will have the opportunity to participate in quality improvement initiatives and develop resources within the team.
***Please note the number of applications will be capped therefore early application is strongly advised and you should only apply if you meet ALL the essential criteria for this post***
Contact:
Further enquiries should be directed to Judith Merriweather, Acute Dietetic Service Lead, 07816257497, [email protected] or Paul Hanna, Acute Dietetic Team Lead, 07977300674, [email protected]
Have you seen our AHP Innovation, Research and Improvement intentions? Our exciting AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian: https://weare.nhslothian.scot/hcprofessionsresearch/building-research-capacity-and-capability/allied-health-professions-research/
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