Paediatric Dietitian

Job overview

Paediatric Dietitian

Department: Dietetic (Therapies)

Secondment opportunity or fixed term contract (1 year)

Full-time: Band 6 £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a paediatric dietitian to join our friendly, proactive and supportive paediatric dietetic team, based at Milton Keynes University Hospital. This post will be a good opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills, working with experienced paediatric dietitians and the wider multidisciplinary team

You should be enthusiastic, with excellent 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 multi-disciplinary paediatric team providing specialist dietetic care to children both as inpatients and outpatients. The candidate is likely to cover general paediatric clinics and assist with inpatient cover on the children’s ward. An individual’s previous experience and skill set will determine the specific caseload assigned.

For further information, please contact Jane Stanger or Sophie Jupe, Lead Dietitians for Paediatrics on 01908 996004.

Interview date: 28.05.2025

Main duties of the job

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 paediatric team, dietetic services for paediatric in and outpatients.
• The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of expertise in the area of paediatric dietetics and may also be required to support dietitians working in adult services if necessary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You should have good interpersonal and time management skills, with an ability to be flexible and have a strong commitment to teamwork. The successful candidate will work closely with the multi-disciplinary paediatric team providing specialist dietetic care to children both as inpatients and outpatients. You are likely to cover general paediatric clinics and assist with inpatient cover on the children’s ward. An individual’s previous experience and skill set will determine the specific caseload assigned.

Clinical:

• To develop and maintain a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in general dietetics, and to provide specialist expertise in areas as gastroenterology, and surgery.
• 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 and catering staff and other health professionals.

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:

• Required to represent the Dietetic Department at internal or external meetings

Please refer to the job description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.