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A National Health Service Trust in Milton Keynes is seeking a Wellbeing Cancer Dietitian to join their team. The role involves providing tailored dietary advice to cancer patients and working alongside allied health professionals. Ideal candidates must possess postgraduate qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics and relevant clinical experience. This part-time position offers a salary of £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata and opportunities for flexible working.
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wellbeing Cancer Dietitian
The closing date is 23 October 2025
Band 7 £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Part-time 15 hours per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian with highly developed interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills to join our friendly Wellbeing Cancer team at MKUH. You will job share with a 0.6 WTE Wellbeing Cancer Dietitian and work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team including a Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Consultants and Specialist Nurses, whilst maintaining strong skills with the Dietetic department. The service is supported by a forward thinking and supportive Management Team, Palliative Care Team and Nurse Practitioners. Administrative support is provided by the Wellbeing Team Coordinator.
If you are reliable, hardworking, flexible, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent communication skills, then this position could well be right for you.
Interview date: W/C 10.11.2025
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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You will provide tailored dietary advice and monitoring to patients at the point of diagnosis and along their cancer pathway to help to optimise nutritional status through and enteral nutrition. Applicants must have appropriate knowledge and clinical experience in cancer care. This post will include the delivery of specialist clinics, cover for an inpatient ward and chemotherapy suite and the ongoing development of multidisciplinary group education sessions. You will manage a varied caseload of patients, recognise the needs of patients and deliver a holistic and patient-centred service for those living with and beyond cancer.
Many learning and development opportunities will be available to you. You will be innovative and participate in service improvement through audit and peer review measures. We firmly believe in holistic care and we have strong links with Milton Keynes Patient Partnership group who work alongside us to help improve services.
The onsite cancer centre offers streamlined cancer services with the recent addition of an Oxford University Hospital onsite radiotherapy service.
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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.
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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.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata