The closing date is 29 July 2026

Job summary
This an exciting new post at Band 7 for 11.25 hours/week (0.3wte). The postholder will lead on the set up, implementation and KPI reporting of an Adult Dietitian Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) Pre-Discharge Hospital Review Service. The ambition of this service to improve prescribing of Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) and quality of patient care for patients. The postholder will line manage a band 5 Dietitian and supervise other Band 5 Dietitians working in this service project and coordinate/deliver education and training to ward staff, pharmacists, resident doctors and other members of the MDT.

BHT Nutrition and dietetic service is a large, integrated service which consists of over 40 members of staff, providing 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.

Main duties of the job

• To lead and take responsibility for an Adult Dietitian Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) Pre-Discharge Hospital Review Service, the ambition is to improve prescribing of Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) and quality of patient care.
• The dietitian will be a highly skilled, senior practitioner able to operate at an advanced level of practice, with expert knowledge in nutrition support and appropriate prescribing of ONS.
• They will line manage and/or clinically supervise Band 5 Dietitians' work related to this pre-discharge service in collaboration with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medicine Optimisation Team (MOT) to monitor the outcomes of this service.

About us
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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.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

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.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

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Details
Date posted: 15 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 434-CR8099824
Job locations: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8BD, United Kingdom

Job 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.

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Person Specification
2. EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Dietetics, to be eligible for HCPC registration
• Registered with HCPC
• Masters level or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post graduate qualification or equivalent in specialist area of nutritional support, eg PENG (equating to a module of master's degree)

Desirable

• BDA member
• Member of specialist BDA group relevant to role
• Membership of a specialist group of the BDA and other relevant professional organisations.

3. EXPERIENCE
Essential

• experience of assessing complex clinical conditions for nutritional support
• knowledge of complex nutritional support / ANS/ complex routes of feeding.
• Skills for assessing, decision making and problem solving on a range of clinical, service delivery and development issues
• experience of student supervision
• line management skills and experience
• To complete allocated projects and meet deadlines
• Experience of writing/updating patient resources
• Ability to plan and deliver training sessions to health care professionals
• Experience of managing and developing a project team

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge of nutritional support including nutritional screening, food first principles.

4. SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate sound and in depth knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based nutritional support
• Evidence of leadership skills, including managing or supervising others.
• Ability to plan and manage time effectively.
• Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible
• Able to deal with distressed, difficult or abusive clients.
• Competent user of IT equipment & basic software (email, word processing, data input etc)

5. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential

• Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8BD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Nutrition and Dietetics
Helen Daly
helen.daly5@nhs.net
07765823994