NHS Lothian
259082 (MG) Dietetic Business Support Manager
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NHS Scotland Job Description
NHS Scotland Commitment
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Division
Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership
Base
Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh EH9 2TB
Post
Dietetic Business Support Manager, Weight Management and Diabetes Dietetic Service
- Fixed term 24 month post.
Grade
Band 5
Hours
- 36 hours / 1 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE)
- Monday to Friday, Full time
Job Overview
Dietetic Business Support Manager, Weight Management & Diabetes Dietetic Service, BAND 5
An exciting opportunity has been secured for an experienced and enthusiastic business support manager to join our multi-disciplinary Weight Management and Diabetes Dietetic Service. In this new fixed term role, you will support defined business functions to help deliver clinical priorities and help teams provide the highest standards of patient-centred care. You will actively contribute to the development and implementation of initiatives aligned with key goals and provide skilled leadership to administrative and project support activity within the service.
Qualifications and Skills
- Qualified to SCQF Level 9 (degree level) in a business or equivalent subject.
- Essential skills include advanced data management, analysis, decision making, reporting, and communication proficiency.
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Role Responsibilities
- Work closely with both clinical and management colleagues to deliver high-quality operational and business support.
- Help shape and develop the NHS Lothian Weight Management and Diabetes Dietetic Service.
Professional Development
- The service offers a robust supervision framework, regular appraisals, peer support, and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities to ensure ongoing skills consolidation and progression.
Application Information
Further Enquiries Should Please Be Directed To
- Bree Luke, Team Lead
- Hayley Cummings, Service Lead
Or telephone 0131 537 9169
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Important Dates
- 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.
Application Submission
- 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.
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Reasonable Adjustments
- 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.
Legal Requirement
- 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 Immigration Service.
- Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Criminal Records Check
- 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.
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