Paediatric Dietitian | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Milton Keynes is seeking a Paediatric Dietitian to join the proactive dietetic team. This role involves providing dietetic services for children on home enteral feeds and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be flexible, and have a strong commitment to teamwork. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• You should be enthusiastic, with great communication and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible with strong commitment to teamwork.
• Experience with home enteral feeding and working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic services for children on home enteral feeds.
• Work closely with dietitian for adults with learning disabilities.
• Act as a source of expertise in home enteral feeding.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Great communication skills

Time management skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Registered Dietitian

Job description

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 ([e-mail]) or Mary Bennett, Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian ([e-mail]).

Interview 28th October 2025

"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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Organisational and Professional Context

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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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

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025