Community Specialist Rehabilitation Dietitian

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stourbridge is seeking a Community Specialist Rehabilitation Dietitian to deliver expert nutritional care. The role involves providing specialist dietetic assessments and managing a diverse caseload, including malnutrition and enteral feeding. We are looking for a motivated professional with advanced clinical skills and excellent communication to enhance patient outcomes. Join a dedicated team focused on providing high-quality care within the community. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant degree and HCPC registration.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with nutrition related conditions.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist dietetic advice for individuals with neurological conditions.
• Manage patients requiring enteral and oral nutritional support.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessments and treatments in health centres and homes.
• Promote best practice and maintain high standards of care.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork in multidisciplinary teams

Education

BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Job description

Community Specialist Rehabilitation Dietitian

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Specialist Rehabilitation Dietitian to join our dedicated team, delivering expert nutritional care in the community. In this role, you will provide highly specialist dietetic assessment, advice, and counselling to a complex caseload, working closely with the Community Dietetic Team and Dudley Rehabilitation Service (DRS). You will manage your own caseload, supporting patients with a range of nutritional needs including malnutrition, enteral feeding, and chronic disease, through health centre appointments and domiciliary visits to housebound patients and care homes. We are looking for a motivated professional with advanced clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

What You’ll Do

• Deliver specialist dietetic advice for individuals with neurological conditions and provide cover within the adult community dietetic caseload.
• Manage patients requiring both enteral and oral nutritional support, ensuring tailored, evidence‑based care.
• Work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams, contributing expertise, sharing new developments, and supporting collaborative decision‑making.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessments and treatments in health centres, patients’ homes, and care homes, ensuring a flexible, prioritised service based on clinical need.
• Take responsibility for your own specialist caseload, supporting patients who are malnourished or enterally fed as part of their rehabilitation journey.
• Act as an expert resource, promoting best practice and delivering consistently high standards of care across Dudley.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work‑life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Job responsibilities

See Job description and person spec for more details

What We’re Looking For

• A motivated professional with advanced clinical skills and experience in community dietetics.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to improving patient outcomes and delivering high‑quality care.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC Registration

Experience

• Experience in managing patients with nutrition related conditions such as malnutrition, dysphagia, diabetes and GI condition

Communication

• Able to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills articulate in all forms

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.