Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 430-CC25-426A
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dietetics (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata if Part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/10/2025
Employer heading
Paediatric Dietitian
Band 6
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Paediatric Dietitian
Department Nutrition & Dietetics
Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata if Part-time
Hours 37.5 hrs per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible /part time working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian to join our friendly, proactive and supportive paediatric dietetic team, based at Milton Keynes University Hospital. The post will be working with our B7 Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian and B7 Learning Disabilities Dietitian to support patients/clients who are receiving enteral feeds at home and will be an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills
You should be enthusiastic, with great communication and time management skills and an ability to be flexible and have a strong commitment to teamwork
The successful candidate will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary teams in community settings and support to training, joint visits etc. In addition, they will work with the Prescribing Support Dietitian to review appropriate provision of feeds and ancillaries
The paediatric dietetic team consists of 6 dietitians and a dietetic assistant practitioner providing a service to a number of specialist areas including allergy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, neonatal unit, and home enteral feeding
For further information, please contact Liz Pryke, Dietetic Service Lead ([email protected]) or Mary Bennett, Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian ([email protected])
Interview 28th October 2025
Main duties of the job
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
You will be joining our wider forward- thinking department of over 30 registered dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin staff, covering acute, community, paediatric and learning disability services. We have excellent admin support and take students from University of Surrey and Oxford Brookes University.
• To provide, as part of the paediatric team, dietetic services for children and young people in the community on home enteral feeds
• To work closely with adult learning disabilities dietitian to provide dietetic services for adults with learning disabilities on home enteral feeds
• The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of expertise in the area of home enteral feeding.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
• To develop and maintain a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in general dietetics, and to provide specialist expertise in the areas of home enteral feeding (paediatrics and adults with learning disbailities)
• To manage a highly diverse caseload.
Professional
• To maintain a culture of confidentiality.
• To identify problems where changes to practices and systems or additional resources are required to support caseload and to discuss these with line manager.
Educational
• To be proactive in identifying and addressing the educational needs of patients and carers, including medical, nursing staff and other health care professionals.
• To ascertain the requirements for student training particularly as related to paediatrics / learning disabilities and to devise, deliver and supervise part of the student training programme.
Organisational
• To ensure that your own practice meet the required professional standards of dietetic practice.
• To be responsible for your own caseload with dietetic support to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.
Committee Membership
The post holder will be required to represent the Dietetic Department at internal or external meetings as appropriate including attendance at:
• Departmental Quality meetings
• Paediatric Team meetings
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Registration as a dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council HCPC (UK)
- Documentary evidence of a range of continuous professional development (CPD) equivalent to a post graduate level experience
- Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of national guidelines relevant to clinical area
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of evidenced based clinical practice for a range of conditions.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance to British Dietetic Association (BDA) paediatric specialist module/s (MSc or CPD level)
- Membership of the British Dietetic Association
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post –registration experience in a range of dietetic clinical areas
- Ability to autonomously manage a caseload of complex patients.
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric dietetic experience
- Experience of working with clients with learning disabilities
- Experience of community home enteral feeding
- Supervision and training of students and junior members of staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of written and verbal communication skills including report writing
- Proven time management skills
- Ability to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches
- Ability to problem-solve and demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience and knowledge
- Ability to maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation in line with legal and Trust standards
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to the demands of the service
- Ability to prioritise own caseload
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to maintain effective working relationships
Communication
Essential criteria
- Competent in the use of IT including proficiency with emails, ability to document electronically in a timely manner
- Ability to deliver sensitive information in a tactful and empathetic manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
Desirable criteria
- Car driver with valid license and access to a car for travelling across Milton Keynes to visit patients or to other bases
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Pryke
- Job title
- Dietetic Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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