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Dietitian – Nutrition Support Specialist

Department: Department of Nutrition & Dietetics

Band 6, £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum

37.5 hours per week (part time hours will be considered) Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until June 2025.

All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.

Candidates with less experience are welcome to apply, as we will support their development from B5 to meet B6 competencies.  

We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in nutritional support, including enteral feeding, to join our acute team as a band 6 dietitian. 
This post is suitable for an experienced band 5 dietitian or a band 6 looking to widen their skills and experience, working with inpatients and covering a regular outpatient clinic for complex nutritional support patients.

Previous experience of managing malnutrition including enteral feeding is essential, and experience of parenteral nutrition would be beneficial but is not essential, provided appropriate transferable skills and expertise can be demonstrated. 

For further information, please contact Zulaika van Aar, Helen Tozer or Ana Wermelinger, Lead Dietitians on 01908 996004

Interview date: 10 October 2024

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You should have excellent clinical and communication skills, and can demonstrate an ability to be flexible, manage time effectively and have a strong commitment to teamwork. You must be a team player as the successful candidate will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide a holistic and patient-centred service.

You will be joining our forward- thinking team of over 30 registered dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin staff, covering acute, community, paediatric and learning disability services. We have excellent support staff and take students for clinical placements from University of Surrey & Coventry University. 

As a Department and Trust, we will provide support and opportunities for clinical and leadership CPD. We also committed to supporting external education and career development opportunities. We have a dedicated Therapy Practice Education team to support staff development.  

•    To provide, as part of the acute adult dietetic team, dietetic services for adult in and outpatients.
•    The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of expertise in the area of nutritional support. In addition, to be required to support dietitians providing dietetic care for inpatients with a variety of medical conditions.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

NHS Staff Survey - 68% of this staff group look forward to going to work.

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.  At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

•    Free on-site parking
•    Free tea and coffee
•    Great flexible working opportunities
•    Discounted gym membership
•    Lease car scheme
•    Generous annual leave and pension scheme
•    On site nursery (chargeable)
•    Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news or check out our Dietetic Twitter Page (@mkuhdietitians).