Deputy Head of Therapies & Dietetics
| Posting date: | 30 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9430-25-0710 |
Summary
Provide support to the Head of Therapies as required, in their absence or as a delegated function. To operationally manage Therapy services, including Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Childrens and Orthotics This role will provide support to the Head of Therapy and Dietetics in transacting business. For this post, this includes: Physiotherapy (adult and paediatric, acute and community services) Occupational Therapy (inpatient and outpatient services) Speech and Language Therapy Dietetics (acute and community) Orthotics Please refer to attached Job description for further information. 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 enough applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. 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 12months.