Job Summary
This is a fabulous opportunity to start or further your career as a Registered Dietitian. This rotational post will provide you with excellent experience in general dietetics, working with a variety of patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting. Rotations include opportunities to work along specialist colleagues in renal, general medicine, diabetes, nutrition support, community & paediatrics. We provide a supportive environment for new graduates to develop skills, knowledge and confidence through our AHP preceptorship programme.
Our Nutrition & Dietetic Service has excellent relationships with our MDT colleagues and our well respected team of 40 provide a service to the ethnically diverse populations of Wolverhampton & Cannock. We provide clinical placements for dietetics students throughout the year. The Trust also has a multi-disciplinary preceptorship programme to support your development as a new Graduate Dietitian.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for planning and implementing dietetic care for patients in ward, clinic and community environments.
You will also have an educational role, participating in training of student dietitians and other health care professionals as well as delivering group education to patients and to community groups.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Working with a diverse range of patients and different clinical conditions
- Project work including service improvement and audit
- Placement or work experience within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Work effectively as a member of a dietetic and wider MDT
- Ability to communicate and present effectively to professional and service user groups
- Ability to translate dietetic theory into practical advice to promote dietary change. with a range of patient groups
- Ability to manage & prioritise a clinical caseload
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Good knowledge of NHS healthcare delivery
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.
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).
Closing Date: 29 May 2025
