189131 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner (SNIS) inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 20 JUN 2024

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Division Midlothian HSCP hosted service

Base Weight Management & Prevention Type 2 Diabetes Team Woodlands House Astley Ainslie Hospital (AAH)

Post Dietetic Assistant Practitioner, Weight Management and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Service (Maternity Leave Cover)

Grade Band 4

Hours Full Time (1 wte) 37 hours/week

Fixed Term 12 months

Salary £27, 598 - £30,per annum

A unique opportunity has arisen for a dietetic assistant practitioner, experienced in type 2 diabetes prevention and support, to join our multidisciplinary Weight Management and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Team on a fixed term basis (maternity leave cover). This post is central to the coordination and provision of type 2 diabetes early education provision (DESMOND) and supports the Let’s Prevent Diabetes (LPD) programme, offering licenced pathways of care to patients with pre-diabetes and patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The post holder requires to have experience in health services administration/record keeping, patient group education, and a passion for providing patients evidenced based support to manage their condition. The Weight Management & Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Team, provides adult and paediatric weight management/diabetes prevention services across NHS Lothian. The post holder will work within a supportive and dynamic team, taking a lead coordination and education role in supporting delivery of programme objectives.

Further enquiries should be directed to: Bree Luke/Hayley Cummings/Caroline Dakers Team Leads:

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We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

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.


NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.