263673 (AJM) Dietetic Support Worker

Job reference: 263673
Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date: 17/11/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: NHS Lothian
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 12.5
Job posted date: 03/11/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Paediatric Dietetics

Royal Hospital for Children & Young People (RHCYP) - Edinburgh
Band 3 Dietetic Support Worker – Paediatrics & CAMHS (0.35WTE)

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join our team. The successful applicant will primarily support our Special Feeds Unit (SFU) at RHCYP which supports inpatients 365 days per year. Duties will include the preparation and delivery of specialist infant and paediatric formulas to inpatients.

This role will support the service approximately 8 days (including 2 weekends) per 4-week roster cycle. This will include some bank holidays, and occasional on-call shifts.

In addition, you would be expected to undertake clinical support and administrative duties for the paediatric dietitians to facilitate the delivery of a comprehensive, high quality and effective multidisciplinary service to children and families across Lothian and beyond.

The post holder will have an SVQ Level 3 or HNC in health related subject plus experience of working within health and/or social care. Good IT skills including word processing and data inputting using Excel is essential. Training and clinical supervision will be provided.

You would be welcomed by a friendly and supportive team of 40 dietitians and support staff.

Informal enquires are welcome.

Please contact Michael McLean, Lead Paediatric Dietitian, NHS Lothian on 0787 241 5411 or email mike.mclean@nhs.scot

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

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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. 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.

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.

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