Specialist Dietitian

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Dietitian (Band 6) to join the Nutrition and Dietetics team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The role focuses on type 1 diabetes outpatient care, DAFNE and REACT, providing dietetic input to a multidisciplinary team to meet nutritional needs and support timely discharge from front door care.

You will also support a Band 5 Dietitian and participate in student placements, with CPD encouraged and accommodation on site possibly available.

Qualifications

• An appropriate degree recognised for registration with HCPC
• Registered with HCPC
• Post graduate/CPD training evidence of study in relevant specialist field
• Documentary evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Membership of Specialist Group of the BDA / PENG

Responsibilities

• Autonomous practitioner in type 1 diabetes in out-patient setting and nutrition support across services
• Develop dietetic input to multidisciplinary team (REACT)
• Provide specialised assessment, treatment and support in diabetes services
• Support and supervise dietitians, dietetic assistants and student dietitians
• Develop and maintain high standards of knowledge and practical experience in dietetics

Skills

Dietetic expertise

Communication skills

Teamwork

CPD / professional development

Clinical assessment

Education

HCPC registration

Tools

IT skills (email, word processing)

Job description

Site stoke mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Dietitian to join our well established and friendly Nutrition and Dietetics team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This permanent Band 6 post is full time (37.5 hours per week) specialising in type 1 diabetes outpatients, DAFNE (potential opportunity for training/development) and the REACT team, providing dietetic input to a multidisciplinary therapy team to ensure vulnerable patients’ nutritional and hydration needs are met particularly in urgent and emergency care.

The post holder will also provide the clinical support and development of a Band 5 Dietitian, as well as supporting B and C student placements.

The Nutrition and Dietetic Department consists of over 40 members of staff, providing integrated acute and community nutrition and dietetic services across Buckinghamshire.

We actively encourage CPD and clinical supervision for the professional development of the team. The department has good secretarial / IT support and takes students for B and C placements. Accommodation on site may be available.

Main duties of the job

To be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of clinical expertise in the areas of type 1 diabetes in the out-patient setting and nutrition support across acute and community services (supporting timely discharge/front door care).

To work autonomously, developing dietetic input to a multidisciplinary therapyTeam (REACT) to ensure vulnerable patients nutritional and hydration needs are met particularly in urgent and emergency care.

To provide specialised assessment, treatment and support of patients requiring dietetic treatment in diabetes services.

To provide support for dietitians, dietetic assistants, student dietitians and members of the wider MDT.

To develop and maintain a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in dietetics and nutritional support.

To work autonomously to assess and advise on nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition and diet history) and the development of suitable Dietetics care plans, feeding plans/regimens (including the calculation of nutritional requirements and client centred goals)

To develop and deliver the dietetic service within urgent and emergency care(accident and emergency, short stay ward) to ensure patients receive dieteticsupport in a timely manner, in order to influence nutritional status as early as possible.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• An appropriate degree recognised for registration with HCPC
• Registered with HCPC
• Post graduate/CPD training evidence of study in relevant specialist field specialist training
• Documentary evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Membership of Specialist Group of the BDA / PENG

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients, colleagues and members of the MDT (verbal / written)
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Supervision of individual staff members
• Ability to work flexibly and be adaptable to meet the changing requirements and needs of the service
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
• Ability to state the case for nutritional intervention as part of the care plan
• Able to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive patients or carers
• Able to respond to unpredictable work-patterns and interruptions
• Ability to manage and prioritise clinical caseload
• Ability to document and record accurate records in line with national standards
• Ability to record activity and other data manually and electronically
• To complete allocated projects and meet deadlines
• Experience of engaging in project / guideline /QI /service development
• Competent user of IT equipment and basic software [email, word processing, data inputting, dietary assessment]
• PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
• Ability to assist in developing educational resources to meet the needs of patients and carers which are evidence-based
• Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
• Awareness of regulatory bodies (HCPC) and professional bodies (BDA) and code of practice and professional guidelines Commitment to engage in CPD, appraisal process and clinical supervision
• Skills to train other health care professionals and student dietitians
• Clear and concise verbal communication
• Able to organise own caseload
• High emphasis on patient care
• Demonstrates initiative and the ability to develop professionally
• Practices evidence-based dietetics; can research and appraise evidence; can devise practical action from evidence

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to travel to other sites

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.