Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to travel efficiently between community sites
- Communication Skills
Excellent written & spoken English
- Experience and learning
Experience in nutrition nutrition support and enteral feeding
- Experience and learning
Evidence of continued professional development
- Experience and learning
Experience in a range of clinical specialties within the NHS
- Experience and learning
Experience delivering nutritional interventions in care homes and/or rehab
- Qualifications & registration
HCPC Registration in Dietetics
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and learning
Post registration experience working in rehabilitation and/or stroke services
- Qualifications & registration
Clinical Educators Course
- Qualifications & registration
PENG Clinical Update
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Registered Dietitian to join our team of 30 clinical staff and an excellent support team providing the Dietetics Service to Wolverhampton and Cannock.
This vacancy is in our community team, and the successful candidate will work across Wolverhampton and Cannock Chase Hospital, predominantly in the field of nutrition support for stroke rehabilitation.
We are a friendly, supportive and dynamic team . We take students on placement from BCU and Coventry and value CPD, development and excellence in practice.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work in inpatient rehabilitation, outpatients and community settings to deliver a high quality dietetics service for patients requiring nutrition support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assess diagnose and treat nutrition related problems in a variety of settings (eg rehab hospitals, patient homes, care homes, outpatients).
Devise and monitor enteral feeding regimens.
Work with outpatients & care homes promoting Food First as nutritional management.
Work closely with the wider MDT to optimise patient care and outcome post stroke.
Provide training to community colleagues on nutrition support and enteral feeding.
Contribute to the training & development of students on clinical placement, apprentice dietitians and junior colleagues.
Undertake audit and projects to promote service quality and development.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
WhatsApp job alerts
Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 6 Dietitian roles in Wolverhampton
Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Senior Dietitian - Nutrition Support Rehab & Community with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in Wolverhampton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Oct 2026.
Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (30 Sep 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHSjob search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.
For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.