Fixed term/Secondment opportunity for 6 months to cover leave.
- Secondment Opportunity Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our growing team in NHS Forth Valley (FV). This post is suitable for a newly qualified dietitian or a dietitian looking to gain further experience in general clinical dietetics.
This post would allow excellent general dietetic experience working in the Community setting working across a variety of locations such as Care Homes, Community Hospitals, clinics and domiciliary visits. The work in this post is varied and provides a comprehensive service to inpatients, outpatients, care home, clinics and domiciliary visits and includes a full range of nutrition and dietetic interventions. This post is supported and supervised by band 6 and band 7 dietitians and will be based predominantly in Stirling Community Hospital and will involve cross site working at Falkirk, Clackmannan and Bo’ness Community Hospitals and with strong link with the acute team in Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
The Forth Valley clinical dietetic team is a friendly and proactive team providing inpatient and outpatient services within Forth Valley Royal Hospital, four Community Hospitals and within Community Services. This post will be part of a team of 44 dietitians providing a wide variety of clinical specialities including mental health, nutritional support, gastro/IBS, home enteral feeding, critical care, renal, stroke, paediatrics, diabetes, along with 5 dietetic assistants and an administrative team. All team members are expected to actively contribute to departmental activities e.g. student training, department meetings, quality improvement projects and when necessary, provide some cover to other parts of the service, including the department duty service.
NHS Forth Valley is centrally located in Scotland with good transport links, easy access to major cities and spectacular countryside.
Our attached person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Please share with us, in your application, how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role. This will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.
We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts. It allows you to find out more about us and the role and allows us to support you with your application process which we enjoy doing. Please do get in touch.
Informal enquiries to: Laura Curry Team Lead for Mental Health, Adult Eating Disorders and CAMHS on [email protected] or Laura Troiano Team Lead for Clinical Community Dietetics on [email protected]
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.
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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
