Specialist Community Dietitian
CompanyNHS Borders
Location
Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment TypeInternship
Posted At4/22/2026
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Description
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Borders General Hospital
Community Specialist Dietitian
Permanent, 15 Hours per week
Band 6: £41,608 - £50,702 pro rata
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian (15 hours per week) to join and support our Community Dietetic Team in the Scottish Borders on a permanent basis.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a range of clinical experience to work within our busy community service. Excellent communication skills and a flexible approach are essential, as you will be working as part of a team of Community Dietitians delivering care across a variety of settings. Strong teamworking, organisational, and timemanagement skills are key requirements for this role.
Service delivery will involve facetoface, telephone, and virtual contact, providing both onetoone and group interventions. The role will include supervision of dietitians, students, and dietetic support workers, as well as contributing to the training of other healthcare staff.
The post will be based in Peebles (with some flexibility) and will involve travel to meet service needs; therefore, a full driving licence is essential.
The department delivers both acute and community dietetic services and includes a range of specialist posts. You will be joining a wellrespected team of dietitians, supported by dietetic support workers and secretarial staff, with a strong commitment to staff development and clinical excellence.
The Scottish Borders offers an excellent quality of life and is within commuting distance of Edinburgh by road and public transport.
Job Description
For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification via the links below. If you have any questions after reviewing the information, please contact:
Ann O’Connor
Care and Compassion Quality and Teamwork Dignity and Respect Openness, honesty and responsibility
Borders General Hospital
Community Specialist Dietitian
Permanent, 15 Hours per week
Band 6: £41,608 - £50,702 pro rata
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian (15 hours per week) to join and support our Community Dietetic Team in the Scottish Borders on a permanent basis.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a range of clinical experience to work within our busy community service. Excellent communication skills and a flexible approach are essential, as you will be working as part of a team of Community Dietitians delivering care across a variety of settings. Strong teamworking, organisational, and timemanagement skills are key requirements for this role.
Service delivery will involve facetoface, telephone, and virtual contact, providing both onetoone and group interventions. The role will include supervision of dietitians, students, and dietetic support workers, as well as contributing to the training of other healthcare staff.
The post will be based in Peebles (with some flexibility) and will involve travel to meet service needs; therefore, a full driving licence is essential.
The department delivers both acute and community dietetic services and includes a range of specialist posts. You will be joining a wellrespected team of dietitians, supported by dietetic support workers and secretarial staff, with a strong commitment to staff development and clinical excellence.
The Scottish Borders offers an excellent quality of life and is within commuting distance of Edinburgh by road and public transport.
Job Description
For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification via the links below. If you have any questions after reviewing the information, please contact:
Ann O’Connor
Community Team Lead Dietitian
Tel: 07929 760521
Email: ann.oconnor@nhs.scot
Alison MacGregor
Community Dietitian
Tel: 07855 146712
Email: alison.macgregor5@nhs.scot
As from 1 April 2026 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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
Tel: 07929 760521
Email: ann.oconnor@nhs.scot
Alison MacGregor
Community Dietitian
Tel: 07855 146712
Email: alison.macgregor5@nhs.scot
As from 1 April 2026 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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.