Dietitian – Acute Medical & Stroke Specialist​/Community Domiciliary

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The closing date is 05 January 2026

Band 6 Dietitian - Acute Medical & Stroke Specialist / Community Domiciliary

Department of Nutrition & Dietetics

Hours: 37.5 hours / week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible / part time working

This vacancy is for a Band 6 post; however, we will also consider applications from Dietitians currently working at Band 5 who would develop through a competency programme to Band 6

Would you like an opportunity to work in a hybrid role, covering both the acute and community settings? Do you have excellent communication skills and a passion for acute medicine / stroke? If so, we would love you to join our team at Milton Keynes University Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our acute and community teams. You will work as an acute band 6 stroke - medical dietitian 4 days per week, working with inpatients and outpatients. You will also work in the community setting one day per week seeing clients in their own homes and in care homes. The post is suitable for an experienced band 5 or band 6 looking to widen their skills and experience.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 15th January 2026.

For further details please contact:
Acute Adult Dietetic Team Leaders, Zulaika van Aar, Helen Tozer or Ana Wermelinger on

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Previous experience of nutrition support and enteral feeding is essential.

You should have excellent clinical and communication skills, demonstrate flexibility, manage time effectively, and be committed to teamwork. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team to provide holistic patient-centred care.

We provide CPD opportunities and regular supervision with experienced acute and community dietitians. We have a dedicated Therapy Practice Education team to support staff development.

You will join a department of over 30 registered dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin staff, covering acute, community, paediatric and learning disability services.

We have excellent secretarial support and take students from Surrey and Oxford Brookes Universities. On site accommodation is usually available.

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.

Clinical

• To develop and maintain a high standard of knowledge and practical experience in general dietetics, and to provide specialist expertise in acute medicine / stroke, along with community oral nutritional support and home enteral feeding.
• To manage a highly diverse caseload
• To draw up treatment plans for patients on caseload, this will include acute medicine, stroke, oral nutritional support and home enteral feeding.
• To provide nutritional therapy, education and support to people who may have complex social and dietary needs and may be resistant to dietary change.

Leadership

• To assist,…