Graduate Dietitian

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be responsible for a clinical caseload, and work with patients and carers, MDT colleagues and other agencies to deliver effective evidence based care in a variety of settings.  In addition to your clinical role you will contribute to a variety of audit and quality improvement projects undertaken by the team.

Please see the full job description and person specification attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.