Dietitian - Maternity and Diabetes

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic dietitian with a specialist interest in diabetes and maternity care, to join our acute team at MKUH

You will provide expert nutritional assessment, education and dietary management for women with gestational diabetes and pre-existing diabetes throughout the maternity pathway

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary diabetes and maternity team, delivering evidence-based care to optimise maternal glycaemic control, support healthy pregnancy outcomes, and promote long-term health for both mother and baby

This is a new post and therefore the successful applicant will be involved, with support of the team lead, in shaping the service as it develops, 'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

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 acute adult dietetic team, dietetic services for adult inpatients and outpatients.

The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner and act as a source of expertise in the areas of diabetes and maternity care.

We will give you all the support you need as you join a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, you will be well supported by an acute team leader. The successful candidate will work close with supportive multi-disciplinary diabetes and maternity teams to provide holistic and patient-centred service.

You will be joining our wider team of over 30 registered dietitians, dietetic support workers and admin staff, covering acute, community, paediatric and learning disability services.We have excellent secretarial and dietetic assistant support and take students for clinical placements from the University of Surrey and Oxford Brookes University. On site accommodation is usually available.

The post is suitable for an experienced band 5 dietitian or band 6 dietitian looking to widen their skills and experience, working mostly in outpatients (including antenatal clinics, interpreting glucose monitoring data and providing carbohydrate counting education), plus a small amount of inpatient work

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. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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