Community Dietitian – Care Homes, Glasgow
Client: NHS Scotland
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 5a417ba9f696
Job Views: 2
Posted: 30.03.2025
Expiry Date: 14.05.2025
Job Description:
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.
This is a part-time role of 21.18 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Sunday (5 over 7). Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours. This is a fixed-term post for one year.
Qualifications: BSc in Human Nutrition & Dietetics and HCPC essential.
An exciting opportunity for a temporary Band 6 dietitian to cover a maternity leave. The post is 0.57wte for one year. This could be a secondment opportunity for the right person to join a friendly and enthusiastic community care home dietetic team managed by the Advanced practice care home Dietitian based in the south quadrant of NHS GG&C.
Responsibilities include:
* Planning, organizing, and delivering an evidence-based Dietetic Service to patients and carers, medical, nursing, and AHP staff based on National and local priorities.
* Providing a specialist dietetic clinical service, advice, and support to patients and professionals on the management of malnutrition, dysphagia, and enteral feeding.
* Supervising, teaching, and mentoring dietitians, student dietitians, and dietetic and/or health care support workers on nutritional management of patients within a care home setting.
* Planning, organizing, and delivering nutrition education and training relating to malnutrition and MUST, dysphagia management, first line interventions, and clinical management of patients on enteral feeding for health care professionals, care home staff, students, and other agencies.
* Contributing to the further development of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service across NHSGGC.
For more information, please contact: Gillian Mackay, Advanced Practice Care Home Dietitian, 07977272203, [emailprotected]
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.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognizing military skills, experience, and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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