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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Band 3 Dietetic Clinical Support Worker Higher level (band 3)
Permanent post
1.0 WTE (37.5 hours)
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.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information please direct enquiries to:
Judith Merriweather, Acute Dietetic Service Lead
Judith.Merriweather@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 07816257497
